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STATUTES 



AS REVISED AND ADOPTED TO TAKE EFFECT 
JULY I, 1905 



NEW YORK 

Printed for the University 

1905 



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Corporate Title 



Resolution adopted February 3, 1896 

Resolved, That, in all official publications hereafter issued 
by or under authority of the Trustees, all the departments of 
instruction and research maintained and managed by this 
corporation, may, for convenience, be designated collectively 
as " Columbia University in the City of New York," or, " the 
University ; " and the School of Arts, as the same is now known 
and described, may hereafter be designated as " Columbia 
College," or, " the College." 




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TABLE OF CONTENTS 



Chapter 


I . . 


Chapter 


II . . 


Chapter 


Ill . . 


Chapter 


IV . . 


Chapter 


V . . 


Chapter 


VI . . 


Chapter 


VII. . 


Chapter 


VIII , 


Chapter 


IX . . 


Chapter 


X . . 


Chapter 


XI . . 


Chapter 


XII. . 


Chapter 


XIII . 


Chapter 


XIV . 


Chapter 


XV . . 


Chapter 


XVI . 


Chapter 


XVII . 


Chapter 


XVIII . 


Chapter 


XIX . 


Chapter 


XX . . 


Chapter 


XXI . 


Chapter 


XXII . 


Chapter 


XXIII . 


Chapter 


XXIV . 


Chapter 


XXV . 


Chapter 


XXVI . 


Chapter 


XXVII 


Chapter 


XXVIII 


Chapter 


XXIX . 


Chapter 


XXX . 


Chapter 


XXXI . 


Chapter 


XXXII 


Chapter 


XXXIII 



The President .... 

The Utiiversity Council . 

The Faculties .... 

Departments and Di- 
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Officers of Administration 

Officers of Instruction 

2'he Library 

The Chapel . 

Columbia College . 

Faculty of Law 

Faculty of Medicine 
Faculty of Applied Science 

Faculty of Political Science 

Faculty of Philosophy . 

Faculty of Pure Sciefice 

Faculty of Fine Arts 

Barnard College . 

Teachers College . 

College of Pharmacy . 

Vanderbilt Clinic . 
Sloane Maternity Hospital 
Summer Session 
Extension Teaching . 

Students 

Fees 

Academic Costume . 
Academic Calendar . 

Publications 

Foundations 

Fellozvships and Univer- 
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Scholarships 

Prizes 

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STATUTES 



CHAPTER I 



THE PRESIDENT 



Powers 



§ i. The President shall have charge of the educational ad- 
ministration of the University, and shall be the Chairman of 
the University Council, and of every Faculty established by 
the Trustees. His concurrence shall be necessary to every act 
of the Council or of a Faculty; unless, after his non-concur- 
rence, the act or resolution shall be again passed by a vote of 
two-thirds of the entire body at the same or at the next succeed- 
ing meeting thereof. In all cases where there shall be a non-con- 
currence between the President and a majority of the Council or 
Faculty present at the time, the names of those voting on each 
side shall be entered on the minutes, and each member shall be 
entitled to have entered on the minutes his reasons for his 
vote. 

§ 2. It shall be the duty of the President to take charge Duties 
and have care of the University generally, of its buildings, 
of its grounds adjacent thereto, and of its movable property 
upon the same ; 

To call meetings of the University Council, and of the sev- 
eral Faculties, and to give such directions and to perform 
such acts as shall, in his judgment, promote the interests of 
the University, so that they do not contravene the Charter, 
the Statutes, or the resolutions of the Trustees, or of the 
Council or Faculties ; 

To report to the Trustees annually, and as occasion shall 
require, the condition and needs of the University ; 

To administer discipline in such cases as he deems proper 
and to empower the Deans of the several Faculties to admin- 
ister discipline in such manner and under such regulations as 
he shall prescribe. 

§ 3. In the absence or disability of the President, pending Acting 
action by the Trustees, the Dean who has been longest in President 
office, who shall be in the regular performance of his duties, 
shall perform the duties and exercise the authority of the 



THE PRESIDENT 



Acting 
President 



Leave of 
Absence 



Degrees 



President ; provided that when two or more Deans have 
served an equal length of time in such office, such powers 
and duties shall devolve upon that one of them who has been 
longest in the service of the University. 

§ 4. The President shall have power to grant leave of ab- 
sence for reasonable cause, and for such length of time as he 
shall judge the occasion may require. Such leave of absence 
shall be entered upon the minutes of the appropriate Faculty. 

§ 5. In the case of professors absent on leave, the Presi- 
dent shall have power to make such temporary arrangements 
for the work of the University as he may deem proper, pro- 
vided that no expenditure shall be incurred beyond the limit 
of half-pay waived in each case by the absent professor, and 
provided, further, that no part of such funds shall be used to 
give additional pay to any one already in the service of the 
University, except with the consent of the Trustees. The Pres- 
ident shall report the details of every such arrangement at the 
next meeting of the Trustees. 

§ 6. The President shall have power, when the requirements 
of the Statutes have been satisfactorily fulfilled, to confer de- 
grees as follows : 

a. The degrees of Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science, 
upon the recommendation of the Faculty of Columbia College ; 

b. The professional and technical degrees of Bachelor of 
Laws, upon the recommendation of the Faculty of Law ; Doc- 
tor of Medicine, upon the recommendation of the Faculty of 
Medicine ; and Engineer of Mines, Civil Engineer, Metallur- 
gical Engineer, Electrical Engineer, Mechanical Engineer, 
Chemical Engineer, and Chemist upon the recommendation of 
the Faculty of Applied Science ; 

c. The degrees of Master of Arts, Master of Laws, and 
Doctor of Philosophy, upon the recommendation of the 
University Council ; 

d. The degree of Bachelor of Arts, upon the recommenda- 
tion of the Faculty of Barnard College, in accordance with 
the agreement between the University and that College, dated 
January 19, 1900; 

e. The degree of Bachelor of Science, upon the recom- 
mendation of the Faculty of Teachers College, in accordance 
with the agreement between the University and that College, 
dated April 6, 1900 ; 

f. The degrees of Pharmaceutical Chemist and Doctor of 
Pharmacy upon the recommendation of the Faculty of Phar- 
macy, in accordance with the agreement between the Univer- 
sity and that College, dated March 15, 1904. 



THE UNIVERSITY COUNCIL 



CHAPTER II 



THE UNIVERSITY COUNCIL 

§ io. The University Council shall consist of the President 
and the Deans of the several Faculties, respectively, ex officio ; 
of a representative chosen from and by each such Faculty; of 
the Deans of Barnard College, Teachers College and the College 
of Pharmacy respectively, ex officio; and of a representative 
chosen from and by the Faculty of each such last named Col- 
leges when it shall maintain ten or more professors in its 
Faculty. 

The term of office of an elected representative in the Uni- 
versity Council shall begin on the first day of July next suc- 
ceeding his election and shall be for three years, except that 
elections to fill a vacancy shall be for the unexpired term. 

§ ii. The Council (subject to the reserved power of control 
by the Trustees) shall have power, and it shall be its duty, 
in all matters not referred by Statute to the President or the 
several Faculties: 

a. To fix and determine the conditions upon which the 
degrees of Master of Arts, Doctor of Law, and Doctor of 
Philosophy shall be conferred, and to recommend candidates 
for such degrees ; 

b. To secure the correlation of courses offered by the 
several Faculties, with a view to increase the efficiency and 
enlarge the range of university work; to encourage original 
research ; to adjust all questions involving more than one 
Faculty ; 

c. To make such recommendations, both to the Trustees 
and to the several Faculties, concerning the educational 
administration of the University as may seem to it proper, 
and to advise the President upon such matters as he may 
bring before it; 

d. To appoint all Fellows and University Scholars, and to 
make rules for their government, subject to such restrictions 
as may be prescribed by the Statutes or by the terms upon 
which the several Fellowships and University Scholarships 
are established. 

§12. No exercise of the powers conferred upon the Council, 
which involves a change in the educational policy of the 
University in respect to the requirements of admission or the 
conditions of graduation, shall take effect until the same shall 
have been submitted to the Trustees at one meeting, and 
another meeting of the Trustees shall have been held sub- 
sequent to that at which it was submitted. 



Membership 



Election of 
Representa- 
tives 



Powers 



Limitation of 
Powers 



8 



THE FACULTIES 



Representa- 
tion of 
Seminaries 



Chairman 
Meetings 



Secretary 



§ 13. The Council may invite a representative of the 
Faculties of the General Protestant Episcopal and of the 
Union Theological Seminaries, respectively, to sit with it, with 
power to advise only. 

§ 14. The Council shall meet at least quarterly during the 
academic year, and special meetings shall be held on the call 
of the President. In the absence of the President the Council 
shall elect a temporary Chairman. 

§ 15. The Council shall elect annually a Secretary, who shall 
perform the usual duties of a recording officer, and such other 
duties as shall be assigned to him by the President or Council. 



CHAPTER III 



Faculties 



Powers 



Limitation of 
Powers 



THE FACULTIES 

§ 20. The following Faculties are established in the Uni- 
versity : 

The Faculty of Columbia College, the Faculties of Law, 
Medicine, Applied Science, Political Science, Philosophy, Pure 
Science, Fine Arts, Teachers College, Barnard College and 
Pharmacy. 

§ 21. The several Faculties (subject to the reserved power 
of control by the Trustees and the provisions of the Statutes) 
shall have power and it shall be their duty in Columbia Col- 
lege and in their respective Schools and Colleges : 

a. To fix the requirements of admission, the program of 
studies, and the conditions of graduation; 

b. To establish rules for ascertaining the proficiency of 
students, and for the assignment of honors ; 

c. To fix the times of examinations other than the entrance 
and final examinations ; 

d. To prepare and publish from time to time a statement of 
the program of studies, specifying the studies to be pursued in 
each year, and in each of the departments of instruction ; 

e. To make all such regulations for their own proceedings, 
and for the better government of Columbia College and their 
respective Schools and Colleges, as shall not contravene the 
Charter of the corporation, the Statutes, or any resolution of 
the Trustees or Council. 

§ 22. No exercise of the powers conferred on any of the 
Faculties, which involves a change in the educational policy 
of the University in respect to the requirements of admission, 
the program of studies, or the conditions of graduation, shall 
take effect until the same shall have been submitted to the 



DEPARTMENTS AND DIVISIONS 



Limitation of 
Powers 



Secretaries 



Trustees at one meeting, and another meeting shall have been 
held subsequent to that at which it was submitted. 

§ 23. Each Faculty shall elect annually a Secretary, who 
shall perform the usual duties of a recording officer, and such 
other duties as may be assigned to him by the President, the 
Dean of the Faculty, or by the Faculty. 

§ 24. Each Faculty shall meet at least once a month during Meetings 
the academic year, unless otherwise directed by the President, 
and special meetings shall be held on the call of the President, 
or, in his absence, of the Dean. 

§ 25. Each Faculty shall keep a book of minutes of its pro- 
ceedings, which shall be submitted by the President at meet- 
ings of the Trustees. 

§ 26. Any Faculty may invite other officers of instruction 
in the University to take part in its deliberations, but only 
the professors and adjunct professors who are members of 
such Faculty shall have the right to vote. 



Minutes 



Right to 
Vote 



CHAPTER IV 



DEPARTMENTS AND DIVISIONS 

§ 30. The following departments of instruction are estab- Departments 
lished in the University: 

Anatomy, Anthropology, Architecture, Astronomy, Bacte- 
riology, Botany, Chemistry, Chinese, Civil Engineering, Clin- 
ical Instruction, Comparative Literature, Diseases of Children, 
Domestic Art, Domestic Science, Economics, Education, Elec- 
trical Engineering, Engineering Draughting, English, Fine 
Arts, Geography, Geology, Germanic Languages, Greek, Gyne- 
cology, History, Hospital Economics, Indo-Iranian Languages, 
Latin, Law (Municipal), Law (Public) and Jurisprudence, 
Manual Training, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Met- 
allurgy; Mineralogy, Mining, Music, Neurology, Obstetrics, 
Pathology ; Pharmacology, Materia Medica and Therapeutics ; 
Philosophy, Physical Education, Physics, Physiological Chem- 
istry, Physiology, Practice of Medicine, Psychology, Romance 
Languages, Semitic Languages, Social Science, Surgery, and 
Zoology. 

§ 31. Unless otherwise ordered by the Trustees, the senior 
officer of the highest rank who is in active service in any 
department shall be its administrative head. 

§ 32. For administrative purposes the departments named 
below are grouped together as follows : 

Division of Biology : Anatomy, Bacteriology, Botany, Phys- 
iology, Physiological Chemistry, and Zoology. 



Heads of 
Departments 



Divisions 



IO 



OFFICERS OF ADMINISTRATION 



Divisions 



Loan of 
Collections 



Division of Chemistry: Chemistry and Physiological Chem- 
istry. 

Division of Classical Philology: Greek and Latin. 

Division of Education : Faculty of Teachers College. 

Division of Engineering: Civil Engineering, Electrical En- 
gineering, Engineering Draughting, and Mechanical Engineer- 
ing. 

Division of Fine Arts: Architecture, Comparative Litera- 
ture, Fine Arts, and Music. 

Division of Geology, Geography and Mineralogy: Geology, 
Geography and Mineralogy. 

Division of History, Economics and Public Law (Faculty of 
Political Science) : Economics, History, Public Law and Juris- 
prudence, and Social Science. 

Division of Mathematical and Physical Science: Astron- 
omy, Mathematics, and Physics. 

Division of Medicine : Faculty of Medicine. 

Division of Mining and Metallurgy: Metallurgy and Min- 
ing. 

Division of Modern Languages and Literatures: Compara- 
tive Literature, English, Germanic Languages and Romance 
Languages. 

Division of Oriental Languages : Chinese, Indo-Iranian Lan- 
guages and Semitic Languages. 

Division of Philosophy, Psychology and Anthropology: 
Anthropology, Philosophy and Psychology. 

Division of Physical Education : Physical Education. 

Division of Private Law : Faculty of Law. 

§ 33. The scientific collections of the University shall not be 
loaned in whole or in part except by permission of the Trustees. 



CHAPTER V 



OFFICERS OF ADMINISTRATION 



officers § 40. The officers of administration, in addition to the 
President, are the Deans of the several Faculties, the Super- 
intendent of Buildings and Grounds, the Secretary of the 
University, the Bursar and Assistant Bursar, the Registrar 
and Assistant Registrar, and the Chief of the Bureau of Pur- 
chases and Supplies. 
Deans §41. The Deans of the several Faculties shall be appointed 
by the Trustees upon the nomination of the President, except 
the Dean of the Medical Faculty, who shall be appointed by 
the Trustees upon the nomination of that Faculty. 
§ 42. The Deans of the several Faculties, in subordination 



OFFICERS OF ADMINISTRATION 



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to the President, shall have immediate charge of the educa- 
tional administration of the work of the Faculty or Faculties 
to which they may be appointed, and they shall be the executive 
officers of their respective Faculties, and, in the absence of the 
President, shall preside at the meetings thereof. 

§ 43. In the absence or disability of a Dean, the President 
may appoint an Acting Dean, who shall exercise the powers 
and perform the duties of the Dean. Every such appointment 
shall be reported to the Trustees at their next meeting. 

§ 44. It shall be the duty of the Dean of each Faculty, sub- 
ject to the reserved powers of the President, to enforce the rules 
and regulations of such Faculty or Faculties and the rulings of 
the President and of the University Council so far as these may 
relate to such Faculty or Faculties ; to administer discipline as 
prescribed by the Statutes, Chapter I, Section 2 ; and to report 
to the President the condition and needs of the Faculty or 
Faculties for which he may have been appointed, as occasion 
may require and at the conclusion of each academic year. 

§ 45. Each Dean shall be a member of the University Coun- 
cil and of the Faculty or Faculties of which he is the Dean. 

§ 46. The Superintendent of Buildings and Grounds shall 
be appointed by the Trustees. It shall be the duty of the Super- 
intendent, under the direction of the President, to take charge 
of the buildings and grounds of the University and of their fur- 
niture and fixtures, and to see that the same are kept in good 
and proper order and in sufficient repair ; to employ, control, 
and discharge all persons employed in and about said buildings 
and grounds for their care and protection, and all janitors, 
watchmen, and other subordinates and servants ; and to per- 
form such other duties as may from time to time be designated 
by the President. 

§ 47. The Secretary of the University shall be appointed by 
the Trustees, and it shall be his duty to perform such acts as 
may be "designated by the President. 

§ 48. The Bursar and Assistant Bursar shall be appointed 
by the Trustees upon the nomination of the Treasurer. 

§ 49. It shall be the duty of the Bursar, under the instruc- 
tions of the Treasurer, to pay charges against such of the 
appropriations as may be designated by the Treasurer ; to 
collect the fees of students ; to receive all money on account 
of the Treasurer, due and payable at the University ; to keep 
proper vouchers for all payments and proper accounts of all 
his transactions, in conformity with the instructions of the 
Treasurer ; and, generally, to be the representative of the 
Treasurer at the University. 

§ 50. It shall be the duty of the Assistant Bursar, under the 



Deans 



Acting 
Deans 



Duties of 
Deans 



Faculty 
Membership 
of Deans 

Superintendent 
of Buildings 
and Grounds 



Secretary of 
the University 



Bursar 



Assistant 
Bursar 



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OFFICERS OF INSTRUCTION 



Registrar 



As Bursar direction of the Bursar, to perform for the College of Physi- 
cians and Surgeons such duties as the Bursar may direct. 

§ 51. The Registrar and Assistant Registrar shall be ap- 
pointed by the Trustees upon the nomination of the President. 

§ 52. It shall be the duty of the Registrar, under the direc- 
tion of the President, — ( 1), to take charge of the registration of 
all students, to keep such records and to furnish such copies of 
the same as the President may direct; (2), to take charge of 
and be responsible for all matriculation papers and diplomas, 
and to keep proper record of the whereabouts of present and 
former students and graduates; (3), to prepare all necessary 
student rolls and to keep such records as may be required for 
the proper compilation of student statistics; (4), to furnish 
the Treasurer, upon the forms provided for the purpose, the 
information necessary for the collection of fees; (5), and to 
perform such other duties as the President may direct. 

§ 53. It shall be the duty of the Assistant Registrar, under 
the direction of the Registrar, to perform for the College of 
Physicians and Surgeons such duties as the Registrar may 
direct. 

§ 54. The Chief of the Bureau of Purchases and Supplies 
shall be appointed by the Trustees upon the nomination of the 
President. It shall be the duty of the Chief of the Bureau of 
Purchases and Supplies, under the direction of the President, — 
(1), to purchase all supplies for the use of the University; (2), 
to audit and approve all bills for such purchases, and to draw 
the warrants for the payment of same; (3), to maintain a sup- 
ply of stationery for the general use of the University, and to 
keep proper record of its disposition; (4), to perform such 
other duties as the President may direct. 



Assistant 
Registrar 



Bureau of 

Supplies 



CHAPTER VI 

OFFICERS OF INSTRUCTION 

Attendance § 60. Officers of instruction shall be required to be in 
attendance at the University during the entire academic year, 
unless excused by the President or absent on leave. 
Appointments § 6i. Appointments of all officers of instruction, other than 
professors and adjunct professors, shall be made by the Facul- 
ties severally of Columbia College or of the School in which 
such officers are primarily to serve, subject to confirmation by 
the Trustees ; except that to fill vacancies in such offices caused 
by death, resignation, or any emergency, the President may 
make appointments subject to like confirmation. The number 
of such officers and the amount of their compensation shall be 
determined in advance by the Trustees. 



OFFICERS OF INSTRUCTION 



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§ 62. The following grades of office shall be recognized in 
all appointments as ranking relatively to each other in the 
following order: professor, adjunct professor, instructor, 
tutor, assistant. Lecturers, demonstrators and curators may 
also be appointed. A lecturer is an officer whose connection 
with the University is temporary, or whose service is not con- 
tinuous. A demonstrator is a laboratory teacher in anatomy 
or physiology. A curator is an officer having charge of col- 
lections. 

§ 63. The officers of instruction shall take precedence in 
their several grades according to the dates of their respective 
appointments. 

§ 64. The salaries of the following named officers shall 
attach to the grade, and shall be as follows : 

a. The salary of every instructor when first appointed shall 
be sixteen hundred dollars a year, with an annual increase of 
one hundred dollars, up to two thousand dollars. 

b. The salary of every tutor when first appointed shall be 
one thousand dollars a year, with an annual increase of one 
hundred dollars, up to fifteen hundred dollars. 

c. The salary of every assistant shall be five hundred dollars. 
The provisions of this section shall not apply to the College 

of Physicians and Surgeons. 

§ 65. Payment of salaries shall be made monthly on the 
last day of each month, and at no other times. 

§ 66. No officer of instruction shall be employed in any 
occupation which interferes with the thorough, efficient, and 
earnest performance of the duties of his office. No officer of 
instruction, in any opinion or certificate which he may give as 
to the merits or claim of any business undertaking or of any 
scientific or practical invention, shall use the official title of 
the University, or of any of its parts, or refer to his professional 
connection therewith, without the approval of the Trustees. 

§ 67: Each professor shall be entitled, once in every seven 
years, to a leave of absence, on half pay, of one year or less 
as he may prefer, such period of absence to count as service to 
the University ; provided, however, that not more than six 
professors shall be absent at any one time and that the Presi- 
dent shall adjust such leaves of absence. 

§ 68. Any professor who has been fifteen successive years 
or upwards in the service of the University, and who is also 
sixty-five years of age, or over, may at his own request 
signified to the President in writing, or upon the motion of 
the Trustees, be made an emeritus professor on half-pay from 
the beginning of the next succeeding fiscal year. The pro- 
vision of this section shall also apply to the Librarian. 



Grades of 
Office 



Precedence 



Salaries 



Payment of 
Salaries 

Other Em- 
ployment 

Use of Title 



Leave of 
Absence 



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THE LIBRARY 



Emeritus 
Officers 



§ 69. Emeritus professors shall have no stated duties, but 
their names shall be included in the printed lists of the 
Faculties, and they shall be officially invited to attend all 
public exercises and Commencements. 



CHAPTER VII 



Librarian 



Purchase and 

Catalogue of 

Books 



THE LIBRARY 

§ 70. The Librarian shall be appointed by the Trustees, 
and shall be the executive officer of the Library. Under 
the direction of the President, it shall be his duty to see 
that the Statutes, and all resolutions, rules, and regula- 
tions relating to the Library are properly enforced. He 
shall be the custodian of the property of the Library, and of 
its files, records, books, and papers, and shall have the 
general charge and control of the Library and the rooms con- 
taining it, and also of the expenditures of all moneys appro- 
priated by the Trustees for the purchase of books and supplies 
therefor ; he shall appoint all needed assistants and subordinate 
officers, and fix their titles, duties, and compensations, pro- 
vided that the total amount shall not exceed the appropriation 
of the Trustees for that purpose ; he shall make and enforce 
by suitable penalties any needed rules and regulations relating 
to the Library, its readers, officers, or servants. All bills on 
account of the Library, for books, periodicals, binding, adminis- 
tration, or other expenses, shall be examined and certified by 
the Librarian, or, in his absence, by the deputy duly appointed, 
and shall be countersigned by the President, before being paid. 

§ 71. All books, maps, charts, and other printed matter 
strictly technical in character and peculiarly and immediately 
valuable and necessary in direct connection with the lectures 
and laboratory work of departments, heretofore or hereafter 
purchased for the exclusive use of any department, shall be 
deemed a part of the equipment of such department, shall 
be paid for out of departmental appropriations, and shall be 
scheduled and cared for under the rules governing depart- 
mental equipment. Such departmental equipment shall be 
purchased by heads of departments and charged to the equip- 
ment appropriations for such departments, such purchases 
having first been approved by the President ; but specific ap- 
propriations for this class of equipment may not be used for the 
purchase of other equipment. 

All other books, maps, charts, and other printed matter 
shall be deemed a part of the Library, and shall be stamped 
and catalogued as such. Such books and other material shall 



CHAPEL — COLUMBIA COLLEGE 



15 



be purchased by the Librarian, and paid for out of the gen- Purchases 
eral book fund, or other specific appropriations, or out of the 
revenues from specific gifts and bequests. 

§ 72. Books shall not be loaned except in conformity with 
regulations prescribed by the Committee of the Trustees on 
the Library. 

§ 73. No less than three copies of all reports and other 
matter printed by authority of the Trustees, except such as 
may be printed for their exclusive use, shall be deposited in the 
Library. 

§ 74. All gifts of money to the Library shall be paid to the 
Treasurer, who shall disburse the same, subject to the approval 
of the President, for the purpose, if any, specified by the donor, 
without special vote or appropriation ; and such gifts made 
without conditions shall be used for buying books, which shall 
be marked with the donor's name. 



Loan of 
Books 



Official 
Reports 



Gifts 



CHAPTER VIII 

THE CHAPEL 

§ 80. The Chaplain shall be appointed by the Trustees and, Chaplains 
subject to the authority of the President, have charge of the 
stated chapel services. 

§ 81. Attendance upon the Chapel services shall be volun- 
tary and all persons connected with the University, whether 
as officers or students, shall be invited to take part in such 
services. 



Attendance 



CHAPTER IX 



COLUMBIA COLLEGE 

§ 90. The Faculty of Columbia College shall consist of the 
President, the Dean, and the heads of the Departments of 
Astronomy, Botany, Chemistry, English, Geology, Germanic 
Languages, Greek, History, Latin, Mathematics, Philosophy, 
Physics, Political Economy, Psychology, Romance Languages,, 
and Zoology, and such other professors as may be assigned to 
this Faculty by the Trustees. 

§ 91. Every candidate for admission shall be required to 
present, before examination, a certificate of good moral 
character from his last teacher, or from some citizen in good 
standing; and students from other colleges shall be required 
to bring certificates from such colleges of honorable discharge. 



Faculty 



Admission 



i6 



FACULTY OF LAW — MEDICINE 



Degree 



§ 92. Every student who shall have completed the entire 
course and shall have passed satisfactorily all examinations 
required of him, shall be qualified to receive the degree of 
Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science. 



CHAPTER X 



FACULTY OF LAW 

Faculty § ioo. The Faculty of Law shall consist of the President, 
the Dean and the Professors of Law, and such other professors 
as may be assigned to the Faculty by the Trustees. 

Admission § 101. No person shall be admitted to the Law School as a 
matriculated student except graduates of colleges and scientific 
schools in good standing, or persons presenting satisfactory 
evidence of equivalent training; provided that students in 
Columbia College may be admitted under such regulations as 
may from time to time be prescribed. 

§ 102. No candidate shall be recommended for a degree un- 
less he shall have passed the last year in this School. 

§ 103. Candidates for the degree of Bachelor of Laws shall 
be divided into three classes. The course of study of each 
of these classes shall occupy a year, and the entire course 
three years. Every student who shall have completed the 
entire course of three years, and shall have passed satisfac- 
torily all the examinations required of him, shall be qualified 
to receive the degree of Bachelor of Laws. Should the 
student not have attained the age of twenty-one years at the 
time of graduating, the delivery of the diploma shall be de- 
ferred until he shall have attained that age. 

Certificate § 104. A student who shall not have pursued a complete 
curriculum shall be entitled to a certificate, stating the duration 
of his attendance and the degree of his attainment. 



Advanced 
Standing 



Degree 



CHAPTER XI 



FACULTY OF MEDICINE 



Preamble THE FOLLOWING STATUTES ARE ENACTED IN ACCORDANCE 

with the terms of the agreement forming the basis of 
union between the college of physicians and surgeons 
and the Trustees of Columbia College in the City of 
New York: 
Faculty § no. The Medical Faculty shall consist of the President, 
the Dean of the College of Physicians and Surgeons, the Pro- 
fessors of Anatomy, Applied Therapeutics, Diseases of Chil- 



SCHOOL OF MEDICINE 



17 



dren, Gynecology, Neurology, Obstetrics, Pathology, Pharma- Faculty 
cology, Physiological Chemistry, Physiology, Practice of 
Medicine, and Surgery, and such other professors as may be 
assigned to the Faculty by the Trustees upon the nomination 
of the Medical Faculty. 

§ in. All officers of instruction shall be appointed by the Appoint- 
Trustees after nomination by the said Faculty. 

§ 112. Matriculates who shall have declared themselves in Special 
writing not to be candidates for the degree of Doctor of Students 
Medicine in the College of Physicians and Surgeons may be 
admitted as special students upon such conditions, other than 
those relating to fees, as the Faculty shall prescribe. No 
special student shall revoke the said declaration and become 
a candidate for the said degree, unless, subsequently to the 
said revocation, he shall have fulfilled all the requirements 
for graduation in Medicine. 

§ 113. No matriculate shall be admitted to the second year Admission to 
of the medical curriculum who shall not have pursued satis- Second Year 
factorily such a course at some other Medical School as shall 
have been recognized by the Faculty as an equivalent for the 
first year of the medical curriculum at the College of Physi- 
cians and Surgeons. No course of another Medical School 
shall be so recognized which shall have begun during the same 
calendar year as the session to which admission is sought. 

§ 114. There shall be four classes of students. The course 
of study of each of these classes shall occupy a year, and the 
entire course four years. 

§ 115. Every candidate shall be entitled to be recommended 
for the degree of Doctor of Medicine who, being of good 
moral character, shall have — 

a. Filed duly a medical student's certificate of the Regents 
of the University of the State of New York, showing him to 
have complied with Chapter 467 of the Laws of 1889, entitled 
" An act to provide for the preliminary education of medical 
students," and the laws amendatory thereof ; 

b. Completed the required curriculum; 

c. Passed satisfactorily all the examinations required of him. 
Should a candidate for the degree of Doctor of Medicine 

not have attained the age of twenty-one years at the time of 
graduating, the delivery of the diploma shall be deferred until 
he shall have attained that age. 



Classes 



Degree 



18 



FACULTY OF APPLIED SCIENCE 



CHAPTER XII 



Faculty 



Course of 
Study 



School of 
Mines 



School of 
Chemistry 



School of 
Engineering 



Degrees 



FACULTY OF APPLIED SCIENCE 

§ 1 20. The Faculty of Applied Science shall consist of the 
President, the Dean, the heads of the Departments of Chemis- 
try, Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Engineering 
Draughting, Geology, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, 
Metallurgy, Mineralogy, Mining, and Physics, and such other 
professors as may be assigned to the Faculty by the Trustees. 

This Faculty shall have charge of the School of Mines, the 
School of Chemistry, and the School of Engineering. 

§ 121. There shall be in each School of Technology four 
classes of students, to be designated respectively as the First, 
Second, Third, and Fourth Class. The course of study of 
each of these classes shall occupy a year, and the entire course 
four years. 

§ 122. The School of Mines shall conduct the curriculums in 
Mining and in Metallurgy, leading respectively to the degrees 
of Engineer of Mines and Metallurgical Engineer. 

The School of Chemistry shall conduct the curriculums in 
Chemistry, leading to the degrees of Chemical Engineer and 
Chemist. 

The School of Engineering shall conduct the curriculums in 
Civil Engineering, in Sanitary Engineering, in Mechanical 
Engineering, and in Electrical Engineering. The first two 
of these courses shall lead to the degree of Civil Engineer, 
and the others respectively to the degree of Mechanical En- 
gineer and Electrical Engineer. 

§ 123. Every student who shall have completed the entire 
curriculum of four years and shall have passed satisfactorily all 
the examinations required of him, shall be qualified to receive 
either the degree of Engineer of Mines, Metallurgical En- 
gineer, Civil Engineer, Mechanical Engineer, Electrical Engi- 
neer, Chemical Engineer, or Chemist. 



POLITICAL SCIENCE — PHILOSOPHY 



19 



CHAPTER XIII 



Program 
of Study 



FACULTY OF POLITICAL SCIENCE 

§ 130. The Faculty of Political Science shall consist of the Faculty 
President, the Dean, the professors in the Departments of 
Economics, History and Political Philosophy, Law (Public) 
and Jurisprudence, and Social Science, who conduct courses 
of advanced instruction and research, and such other pro- 
fessors as may be assigned to the Faculty by the Trustees. 

§ 131. The program of studies shall be designed to pre- 
pare for the duties of public life, and shall include the his- 
tory of the literature of the political sciences ; the general 
constitutional history of Europe; the special constitutional 
history of England and the United States; the Roman law 
and the jurisprudence of existing codes derived therefrom ; 
the comparative constitutional law of European States and of 
the United States ; the comparative constitutional law of the 
different States of the American Union; the history of diplo- 
macy ; international law ; systems of administrations, state and 
national, of the United States ; comparison of American and 
European systems of administration ; political economy and 
statistics ; sociology and social economy. 



CHAPTER XIV 



FACULTY OF PHILOSOPHY 

§ 140. The Faculty of Philosophy shall consist of the Presi- Faculty 
dent, the Dean, the professors in the Departments of Anthro- 
pology, Chinese, Comparative Literature, Education, English, 
Germanic Languages, Greek, Indo-Iranian Languages, Latin, 
Philosophy, • Psychology, Romance Languages and Semitic 
Languages, who conduct courses of advanced instruction and 
research, and such other professors as may be assigned to the 
Faculty by the Trustees. 

§ 141. The program of studies shall include advanced in- | t r °f ram of 
struction and research in the Departments of Anthropology, 
Chinese, Comparative Literature, Education, English, Ger- 
manic Languages, Greek, Indo-Iranian Languages, Latin, 
Philosophy, Psychology, Romance Languages and Semitic 
Languages. 



20 



PURE SCIENCE — FINE ARTS 



CHAPTER XV 



Faculty 



Program of 
Study 



FACULTY OF PURE SCIENCE 

§ 150. The Faculty of Pure Science shall consist of the Pres- 
ident, the Dean, the professors in the Departments of Anatomy, 
Astronomy, Bacteriology, Botany, the Director of the Ameri- 
can Museum of Natural History, Chemistry, Civil Engineer- 
ing, Electrical Engineering, Geography, Geology, Manual 
Training, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Metallurgy, 
Mineralogy, Mining, Physics, Physiological Chemistry, Phys- 
iology, and Zoology, who conduct courses of advanced instruc- 
tion and research, and such other professors as may be as- 
signed to the Faculty by the Trustees. 

§ 151. The program of studies shall include advanced 
instruction and research in the Departments of Anatomy, 
Astronomy, Bacteriology, Botany, Chemistry, Civil Engineer- 
ing, Electrical Engineering, Geography, Geology, Manual 
Training, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Metallurgy, 
Mineralogy, Mining, Physics, Physiological Chemistry, Phys- 
iology, and Zoology. 



Faculty 



Program 
of Studies 



CHAPTER XVI 

FACULTY OF FINE ARTS 



CHAPTER XVII 

BARNARD COLLEGE 

Preamble THE FOLLOWING STATUTES ARE ENACTED IN ACCORDANCE 

WITH THE TERMS OF THE AGREEMENTS BETWEEN THE UNI- 
VERSITY and Barnard College, dated January 19, 1900, 
and April 6, 1900: 



BARNARD COLLEGE 



21 



§ 170. The President of the University shall be, ex officio, 
President of the College. He shall preside at the meetings of 
the Faculty of the College and shall have general supervision 
and direction of the educational administration of the College 
as in the other schools of the University. 

§ 171. The internal administration of the College shall be 
conducted by a Dean, who shall be appointed by the President 
of the University, by and with the advice and consent of the 
Trustees of the College. 

§ 172. The College shall be represented in the University 
Council by its Dean, who shall have the right to vote in the 
Council upon all questions. The Faculty of the College shall 
consist of the President, the Dean, and all the professors on the 
staff of the University who give instruction in the College. 
Whenever the College shall maintain ten or more professors in 
its Faculty it shall be entitled to a representative in the Council, 
additional to the Dean, who shall be elected by such Faculty. 

§ 173. The College shall provide for, support and maintain, 
such officers of instruction as may, from time to time, be agreed 
on, as follows, to wit : 

a. They shall be nominated by the Dean of the College, with 
the approval of the Trustees of the College and of the Presi- 
dent of the University, and shall be appointed and re-appointed 
by the University according to its custom. Their standing 
shall be the same in all respects as that of other like officers 
in the University. 

b. For all services rendered in the University by officers so 
appointed an equivalent amount of service shall be rendered 
in the College by other officers of the University of like grade, 
as may be determined from time to time, with the consent of 
the officers concerned, by the Dean of the College and the 
President of the University. 

c. Members of the Faculty of the College may be either 
men or women. 

d. In the month of January in each year, or at such other 
time as may be mutually agreed upon, the Dean of the College, 
with the approval of the Trustees of the College and after con- 
ference with the heads of Departments in the College, shall 
submit to the President of the University a statement, show- 
ing: 

First. The estimated number of the students in each Class 
in the College for whom instruction is to be provided during 
the next academic year. 

Second. The number and grade of officers of instruction, 
and amount of service desired in each subject. 

Such statement shall be subject to the approval and revision 



President 



Dean 



Representation 
in Council 



Officers of 
Instruction 



22 



BARNARD COLLEGE 



Instruction for 
Women 



Women 
Graduate 
Students 



Degree 



Certificate 



Fees 



Libraries 



of the President, upon all questions not reserved by agreement 
to the Trustees or Dean of the College. 

§ 174. All instruction for women leading to the degree of 
Bachelor of Arts shall be given separately in Barnard College, 
except that courses open to Seniors of Columbia College which 
are counted towards a Teachers College diploma shall continue 
to be open to Seniors in Barnard College. Barnard College 
shall give all of the instruction for women in the Senior year, 
other than courses leading towards a Teachers College di- 
ploma. 

§ 175. The University will accept women who have taken 
their first degree on the same terms as men, as students of 
the University, and as candidates for the degrees of Master 
of Arts and Doctor of Philosophy under the Faculties of Phil- 
osophy, Political Science and Pure Science, in such courses 
as have been or may be designated by these Faculties, with the 
consent of those delivering the courses, and will make suitable 
provision for the oversight of such women. 

§ 176. The University will confer the degree of Bachelor of 
Arts upon the students of the College who shall have satis- 
factorily fulfilled in the College the requirements of the Uni- 
versity Statutes for that degree. The courses in the College 
leading to the degree of Bachelor of Arts shall be determined 
and administered by its own Faculty, and all examinations for 
admission to the College and in course shall be conducted under 
the authority of the Faculty of the College. The diploma shall 
be signed by the President of the University and by the Dean 
of the College. The degree of Bachelor of Arts conferred 
upon the graduates of Barnard College shall be maintained 
at all times as a degree of equal value with the degree of 
Bachelor of Arts conferred upon the graduates of Columbia 
College. The equivalency of the two degrees shall be main- 
tained in such manner as the Council may prescribe. 

§ 177. The College shall grant no degrees but shall retain 
the right to grant certificates to students not candidates for a 
degree. 

§ 178. For each student of the College pursuing courses in 
the University in the Senior year leading to a degree, Barnard 
College shall pay the University at the rate of $10 an hour 
per week throughout the year, with a maximum fee of $120 
a year for any one student. 

§ 179. The Libraries of the University and of the College 
shall be open upon equal terms to all women students of either 
institution. 



TEACHERS COLLEGE 



23 



CHAPTER XVIII 



TEACHERS COLLEGE 



Dean 



Representation 
in Council 



Ex officio Mem- 
bers of Faculty 



The following Statutes are enacted in accordance Preamble 

WITH THE TERMS OF THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE UNI- 
VERSITY and Teachers College, dated April 6, 1900: 

§ 180. The President of the University shall be, ex officio, President 
President of the College. He shall preside at the meetings 
of the Faculty of the College and shall have general supervi- 
sion and direction of the educational administration of the 
College as in the other schools of the University. 

§ 181. The internal administration of the College shall be 
conducted by a Dean who shall be appointed by the Trustees 
of the College on the nomination of the President of the 
University. 

§ 182. The College shall be represented in the University 
Council by its Dean, who shall have the right to vote in the 
Council upon all questions. Whenever the College shall main- 
tain ten or more professors in its Faculty, it shall be entitled 
to a representative in the Council, additional to the Dean, who 
shall be elected by such Faculty. 

§ 183. The University Professors of Philosophy and Educa- 
tion and of Psychology, and their successors, by whatever 
title they may be designated, shall be members ex officio of 
the Faculty of the College ; and the Professor of Mechanical 
Engineering shall also be a member ex officio of such Faculty 
so long as the workshops of the College are used by students 
of his departments. Such professors shall have no right to 
vote for the representatives of such Faculty in the Council. 

§ 184. The University, upon the recommendation of the 
Faculty of the College, will confer such diplomas as may from 
time to time be authorized by the Trustees of the College and 
approved by the University upon students and graduates of 
the College who may satisfactorily fulfill all the requirements 
of the regulations of the College. 

§ 185. The University will confer an appropriate degree, in Degree 
addition to a diploma, upon such students of the College as 
may satisfactorily fulfill all the requirements therefor, as de- 
termined by the Faculty of the College in conformity with 
regulations to be adopted by the Council and approved by the 
Trustees of the University. 

§ 186. The College shall grant no degrees or diplomas, but 
shall continue to exercise the direction and control of all in- 
struction given therein, and the right to grant certificates there- 
for to students not candidates for a degree ; and also, with the 



Diploma 



Certificate 



24 



COLLEGE OF PHARMACY 



Interchange of 
Courses 



Fees 



Certificate approval of the Council, to students who are candidates for 
a degree. 

§ 187. The courses of instruction given in either the Uni- 
versity or the College shall be open, subject to the general 
regulations of each institution, to every qualified student who 
has duly matriculated in either the University or the College. 

§ 188. For each student of the University pursuing elective 
courses in the College leading to a degree, the University shall 
pay the College at the rate of $10 an hour per week throughout 
the year, with a maximum fee of $120 a year for any one 
student. For each student of the College pursuing elective 
courses in the University, the College shall pay the University 
at the rate of $10 an hour, with a maximum fee of $120. The 
fee for special students pursuing a partial or irregular course 
in either institution shall be calculated at the rate of $15 an 
hour, with a maximum fee of $120. No payments shall be 
called for from one to the other on account of students or 
instructors enjoying free tuition either in the University or the 
College. For the purpose of determining fees, a laboratory 
or shop hour shall count as half an hour. For courses in one 
institution which are required of students of the other, the 
institution giving the courses shall be paid by the other the 
pro rata cost of such instruction, as nearly as it can be ascer- 
tained. 

§ 189. The libraries of the University and of the College 
shall be open, upon equal terms, to all students of either insti- 
tution. 



Libraries 



CHAPTER XIX 



Preamble 



President 



Dean 



Representation in 
Council 



college of pharmacy 

The following Statutes are enacted in accordance 
with the terms of the agreement between the uni- 
VERSITY and the College of Pharmacy, dated March 15, 
1904: 

§ 190. The President of the University shall be, ex officio, 
President of the College. He shall preside at the meetings of 
the Faculty of the College, and shall have general supervision 
and direction of the educational administration of the College 
as in the other schools of the University. 

§ 191. The internal administration of the College shall be 
conducted by a Dean, who shall be appointed by the Trustees 
of the College on the nomination of the President of the Uni- 
versity. 

§ 192. The College shall be represented in the University 



COLLEGE OF PHARMACY 



25 



Council by its Dean. Whenever the College shall maintain 
ten or more professors in its Faculty, it shall be entitled to a 
representative in the Council, additional to the Dean, who shall 
be elected by such Faculty. 

§ 193. Representatives of the University Departments of 
Botany, Chemistry, Physiological Chemistry and Materia Me- 
dica to be designated by the President of the University shall 
be members, ex officiis, of the Faculty of the College. Such 
representatives of University Departments shall have no right 
to vote for the representative of the Faculty of the College in 
the University Council. 

§ 194. The University will confer such degrees and diplomas 
upon students and graduates of the College as may from time 
to time be authorized by the Trustees of the College and ap- 
proved by the University Council, provided that so long as this 
agreement is in force the College shall grant no degrees or 
diplomas except such as may be approved by the University 
Council. 

§ 195. The College shall continue to exercise the direction 
and control of all instruction given therein, and the right to 
grant such certificates to students not candidates for a degree 
or diploma as may be determined by the Faculty of the College 
with the approval of the University Council. 

§ 196. The courses of instruction given in either the Univer- 
sity or the College shall be open, subject to the general regula- 
tions of each institution, to every qualified student who has 
duly matriculated in either the University or the College of 
Pharmacy. 

§ 197. For each student of the University pursuing courses 
in the College, the University shall pay the College at a rate 
to be agreed upon from time to time. For each student of 
the College pursuing elective courses in the University, the 
College shall pay to the University at a rate to be agreed upon 
from time to time. No payment shall be called for from one 
to the other on account of students or instructors receiving in- 
struction as Fellows or Scholars, or otherwise without pay- 
ment of fees for tuition either in the University or the College. 

§ 198. The Libraries of the University and of the College 
shall be open, upon equal terms, to all students of either 
institution. 



Representation in 
Council 



Ex officio Mem- 
bers of Faculty 



Degree 



Certificate 



Interchange of 
Courses 



Fees 



Libraries 



26 



VANDERBILT CLINIC 



CHAPTER XX 



Preamble 



Board of 
Managers 



Powers 



Expenditures 



Treasurer 



vanderbilt clinic 

The following Statutes are enacted in accordance 
with the terms of the agreement between the uni- 
VERSITY and the Donors and Managers of the Vanderbilt 
Clinic, dated January 9, 1896 : 

§ 200. The management and control of the Clinic shall be 
under the direction of a Board. of Managers, consisting of the 
following persons, and their successors elected by such Board: 

a. The present representative of the donors, or a successor 
who shall be' elected upon the nomination of the surviving 
donors, if any, or who, upon the decease of all the donors, shall 
be a male descendant of William H. Vanderbilt, or who, if 
there are no such descendants, shall be such person as the 
Board may select. 

b. The Dean for the time being of the College of Physicians 
and Surgeons. 

c. A representative of the Board of Trustees of the Uni- 
versity, who shall be a member of such Board. 

d. Two representatives of the Faculty of the College of 
Physicians and Surgeons, who shall be either Professors, Clin- 
ical Professors or Emeritus Professors in such Faculty. 

§ 201. The Board shall have exclusive power to make the 
necessary rules and regulations for conducting the business of 
the Clinic and for providing such medical and other attendance 
as shall in their judgment be requisite for the care and treat- 
ment of patients coming for relief; and they shall, from the 
income of the Endowment Fund, provide for the supplies, 
service, repairs, and all other necessary and proper current 
expenses of the Clinic, so that it shall in no way be a burden 
upon the general finances of the University, but they shall 
have no power to divert the use of the building from clinical 
teaching. 

§ 202. The Board shall have the direction of the expenditure 
of the income arising from the Endowment Fund of the Clinic 
as the same now is or may hereafter be constituted, and of all 
other income which the Clinic shall be entitled to receive from 
any source whatever. 

§ 203. The Board shall elect or appoint a suitable person to 
be the Treasurer of the Clinic, who shall collect all moneys to 
which the Clinic is entitled, including the income of the En- 
dowment Fund, and shall keep proper books of account both 
of receipts and disbursements ; and the Board shall render to 
the University an annual account of all receipts and expendi- 



SLOAN E MATERNITY HOSPITAL 27 

tures, together with a report of the administration of the Van- Annual 
derbilt Clinic, and of the number of persons received or treated P ° r 
therein. Such accounts shall be made up to the first day of 
July in each year. In case the Board shall have any surplus in 
their hands at the close of any fiscal year, they may in their 
discretion pay the same over to the University, to be added to 
and invested as a part of the Endowment Fund of the Clinic. 

§ 204. The Clinic shall be controlled and managed by the Clinical 
Board in such manner as to afford the most favorable oppor- 
tunities to the students in the College of Physicians and Sur- 
geons for general clinical instruction in the various branches 
of medicine and surgery. 

CHAPTER XXI 

SLOANE MATERNITY HOSPITAL 

The following Statutes are enacted in accordance Preamble 

WITH THE TERMS OF THE AGREEMENTS BETWEEN THE UNI- 
VERSITY and the Donors of the Sloane Maternity Hos- 
pital, DATED RESPECTIVELY MARC'H 12, 1895, AND NOVEMBER 
15, 1899: 

§ 210. The management of the Hospital shall be under the ^ oard of 
direction and control of a Board of Managers, consisting of the ana s ers 
following persons, and their successors, elected by such Board : 

a. The present representative of the donors, or a successor 
nominated by William D. Sloane, either by will or other writ- 
ten instrument, or in default thereof upon the nomination of 
the representatives of William D. Sloane, or if they shall not 
make such nomination, by a male descendant of either William 
D. Sloane or W T illiam H. Vanderbilt, or if there is no such de- 
scendant, by such person as the Board may select. 

b. The Dean for the time being of the College of Physicians 
and Surgeons. 

c. A representative of the Board of Trustees of the Uni- 
versity, who shall be a member of such Board. 

d. Two representatives of the Faculty of the College of 
Physicians and Surgeons, who shall be officially connected 
with such Faculty ; one of whom shall always be the Professor 
of Obstetrics. 

§ 211. The Board shall have exclusive power to make the Powers 
necessary rules and regulations for conducting the business 
of the Hospital, and for providing such medical attendance 
as shall in their judgment be requisite. 

§ 212. The Board shall have the direction of the expenditure 
of the income arising from the Endowment Fund of the Hos- 



28 



SUMMER SESSION — EXTENSION TEACHING 



Treasurer 



Expenditures pital and of all other income which the Hospital may be en- 
titled to receive from any source. 

§ 213. The Board shall elect or appoint a suitable person to 
act as Treasurer of the Hospital, who shall collect all moneys 
to which the Hospital is entitled, including the income of the 
Endowment Fund; and shall keep proper books of account 
thereof ; and the Board shall render to the University an annual 
account of all their receipts and expenditures, together with 
a report of their administration of the Hospital and of the 
number of persons received and cared for therein. 

§ 214. The Board shall control and manage the Hospital in 
such manner as to afford the most favorable opportunities to 
the students of the College of Physicians and Surgeons, for 
practical instruction in obstetrics ; and the Professor of Ob- 
stetrics in the College shall have the direction of the service 
and management of the Hospital, so far as the same relates 
to or affects the administration of the institution of the Hos- 
pital, as an educational institution. 



Instruction in 
Obstetrics 



Duration 



Control 



Appoint- 
ments 



CHAPTER XXII 

SUMMER SESSION 

§ 220. There shall be a Summer Session held during the 
period between Commencement day and the opening of the 
academic session in September. 

§ 221. The direction of the work of the Summer Session 
shall be assigned to an Administrative Board consisting of 
five officers of the University, to be appointed by the Trustees 
for a term of three years, upon the nomination of the Presi- 
dent. The University Council shall have power to adopt 
regulations governing the relation of Summer Session instruc- 
tion to the other work of the University. 

§ 222. Persons not otherwise in the service of the University 
may be appointed, upon the nomination of the Administrative 
Board, by the President, subject to confirmation by the 
Trustees, to give instruction at the Summer Session. 



CHAPTER XXIII 

EXTENSION TEACHING 

Definition § 230. Extension Teaching is defined as instruction given 
by University officers and under the administrative super- 
vision and control of the University, either away from the 
University buildings or at the University, for the benefit of 
students not able to attend the regular courses of instruction. 



STUDENTS 



29 



§ 231. The direction of Extension Teaching- shall be assigned 
to an Administrative Board consisting of five officers of the 
University, to be appointed by the Trustees for a term of 
three years upon the nomination of the President. The Uni- 
versity Council shall have power to adopt regulations govern- 
ing the relation of Extension Teaching to the other work of 
the University. 

§ 232. Persons not otherwise in the service of the University 
may be appointed, upon the nomination of the Administrative 
Board, by the President, subject to confirmation by the 
Trustees, to take part in Extension Teaching. 



Control 



Appoint- 
ments 



CHAPTER XXIV 



STUDENTS 



Matricula- 
tion 



§ 240. A student who complies with the requirements for ad- Matriculated 
mission fixed by any one of the Faculties of the University and 
who is accepted as a candidate for a degree or for a diploma 
in teaching shall be known as a matriculated student. All 
other students admitted to the University shall be known as 
non-matriculated students. Non-matriculated students shall 
include both those who are able to comply with the require- 
ments for special students established by any Faculty and those 
admitted to courses of instruction without such compliance. 

§ 241. Every student will be required, as a condition of ad- 
mission to Columbia College or to any School as a candidate 
for a degree or a diploma in teaching, to matriculate on a 
blank prepared for the purpose, upon which he shall state his 
name, date of birth, place of abode, and post-office address, 
and, if he is under twenty-one years of age, the name, place of 
abode, and post-office address of his father or guardian, and 
such other information as may be from time to time required. 
Every student shall be subject to the disciplinary powers of the 
University authorities. 

§ 242. No student shall be required to matriculate more than Registration 
once while a member of the University, but at the beginning 
of each academic year each student shall file with the Registrar 
a statement containing the information required by the fore- 
going section. 

§ 243. An honorable discharge shall always be granted to any 
student in good standing who may desire to withdraw from 
the University; but no student, under the age of twenty-one 
years, shall be entitled to a discharge without the assent of 
his parent or guardian, furnished in writing to the President. 

§ 244. Any matriculated student may, on payment of the 



Discharge 



3Q 



FEES 



Students in 
Other Institutions 



Attendance proper fee, attend such combination of courses in different 
schools as the rules of the several Faculties may permit. 

§ 245. Students in other institutions designated for the pur- 
pose by the Trustees may, upon the nomination of the heads 
of such institutions respectively, and with the approval of the 
President, attend lectures in the College or in any of the 
Schools, without the payment of tuition fees. 



CHAPTER XXV 

FEES 

Matriculation § 250. The following fees are established: 

(a) Each matriculated student shall, at the time of 

matriculation, pay a matriculation fee of $5 

Registration Each non-matriculated student shall, at the time 
of registration in the University, pay a registra- 
tion fee of 5 

A non-matriculated student who afterwards 
fulfills the requirements for matriculation shall 
be credited with the amount paid for his regis- 
tration fee in lieu of the fee for matriculation. 
Tuition (b) For Tuition, for candidates for a degree: 

In Columbia College, per annum 150 

With extra charges for certain allowed 
professional courses, such charges to be 
determined by the President, and not to 
exceed $100 in any one year. 

In the School of Law, per annum 150 

In the College of Physicians and Surgeons, 

per annum 250 

In the Schools of Applied Science, per annum 250 
In the Schools of Fine Arts, charges based 
upon the courses pursued, as may be 
determined by the President, and not to 

exceed in any one year 200 

Tuition (c) For Tuition, for candidates for the degrees of 

Master of Arts and Doctor of Philosophy, per 

annum • JS 

Provided that the maximum fee for tuition for 
such candidates shall be, respectively, $150 and 
$300 when the course of study for the Master's 
degree does not exceed three years, and for 
the Doctor's degree five years, but this proviso 
shall not apply to the holders of Fellowships. 
The privileges open to students paying such 
fee by installments shall be limited to courses 



FEES 



31 



taken for the degree, and any other courses 
taken by such students must be paid for as 
though they were special students. Candi- 
dates for the degrees of Master of Arts and 
Doctor of Philosophy, who pursue certain labo- 
ratory courses, shall be charged extra fees for 
the same, to be determined by the President ; 
such charges to be announced in the catalogue, 
and not to exceed $100 in any one year. 

(d) For Tuition, for non-matriculated students, at 
the rate of $15 per annum for each hour of 
attendance per week on lectures or recitations, 

with a maximum fee, per annum $150 

With the following exceptions : 
In the College of Physicians and Surgeons and 
in the Schools of Applied Science tuition shall 
be at the rate of $25 per annum for each hour of 
attendance per week on lectures or recitations, 

with a maximum fee, per annum 250 

In the Schools of Fine Arts, tuition shall be at 
the rate of $20 per annum for each hour of 
attendance per week on lectures or recitations, 
with a maximum fee per annum 200 

(e) For Tuition at the Summer Session 30 

(f) For Examinations : 

For Examinations at unusual times 5 

For the Bachelor's degree (not professional 

or technical) 15 

For any professional or technical degree. ... 25 

For the degree of Master of Arts 25 

For the degree of Doctor of Philosophy 35 

(g) Gymnasium Fee, for the use of the Gymnasium 

and Baths, and the exclusive use of a locker. . 7 

payable annually in advance, by all male stu- 
dents, except the following, who shall be 
exempt : 

(1) Students in the College of Physicians 
and Surgeons ; 

(2) Students who have been in residence for 
a term of four years, and who have paid 
the fee for each of such years, unless 
they shall elect to use the privileges of 
the Gymnasium ; 

(3) Students presenting the certificate of 
the Director of the Gymnasium, showing 
actual physical disability ; 



Tuition 



Examination 
Fees 



Gymnasium 
Fee 



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FEES— ACADEMIC COSTUME 



Laboratory 
Fees 



Deposits 



Fees in 

Special 

Cases 



Times of 
Payment 



Payment of 
Tuition Fees 



Prepayment 
of Dues 



Exemption of 
Graduate 
Students 



For students in the College of Physicians and 
Surgeons and all officers and male graduates 
electing to use the privileges of the Gymna- 
sium, per annum $7 

(h) Gymnasium Fee at the Summer Session 5 

§ 251. Students taking laboratory or field courses or making 
use of the laboratories may be charged a fee for the use of 
laboratories or field instruments, in accordance with a schedule 
prepared by the head of the department concerned, and ap- 
proved by the President and Treasurer. 

§ 252. A deposit for the use of apparatus, material and other 
like purpose shall be charged when prescribed by the head of 
the department supplying the same, with the approval of the 
President and Treasurer. 

§ 253. The amount of fees to be paid in special cases for 
partial attendance shall be determined by the President and 
Treasurer. 

§ 254. The matriculation fee shall be paid before the en- 
trance examination. Examination fees shall be paid in all cases 
before examination. Every student who fails to register within 
the limits of time fixed by the regulations of the University 
shall be allowed to register only on the payment of an addi- 
tional fee of five dollars. 

§ 255. Tuition fees shall be due and payable on the opening 
day of each half-year, and unless paid on or before the 
second Wednesday of each half-year, the student may be 
excluded from the privileges of the University; but when- 
ever the total amount of such tuition fee shall not exceed $100, 
the full amount shall be due and payable on the opening day 
of the first half-year of each academic year. 

§ 256. No candidate for a degree in the College or in any 
School shall be entitled to receive the same until he shall have 
discharged all his dues to the University. 

§ 257. Students who have taken the degree of Doctor of 
Philosophy in this University may, with the consent of the 
University Council, continue their researches in the labora- 
tories or library of the University without the payment of 
tuition fees. 



CHAPTER XXVI 



ACADEMIC COSTUME 



Costume 



Gowns 



§ 260. The following described academic costume is 
adopted to be worn upon all appropriate occasions, as indicat- 
ing the several degrees and the Faculties to which they pertain. 

Gowns. 1. Pattern. — Those commonly worn, with pointed 



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33 



sleeves for the Bachelor's degree, with long- closed sleeves for Gowns 
the Master's degree, and with round open sleeves for the 
Doctor's degree. 2. Material. — Worsted stuff for the Bach- 
elor's degree ; silk for the Master's and Doctor's degrees. 

3. Color. — Black. 4. Trimmings. — For the Bachelor's and 
Master's degrees the gowns are to be untrimmed. For the 
Doctor's degree the gown is to be faced down the front with 
black velvet, with bars of the same across the sleeves ; or the 
facings and crossbars may be of velvet of the same color as 
the binding or edges of the hood, being distinctive of the 
Faculty to which the degree pertains. 

Hoods. 1. Pattern. — The pattern usually followed by Hoods 
colleges and universities save as modified below. 2. Mate- 
rial. — The same as that of the gown. 3. Color. — Black. 

4. Length. — The length and form of the hood will indicate 
the degree, as follows : For the Bachelor's degree, the length 
shall be three-fourths that of the Master's degree ; for the 
Master's degree, the customary length, not exceeding four 
feet ; for the Doctor's degree, the same length but having 
panels at the sides. 5. Linings. — The hoods shall be lined 
with the official colors of the University ; light blue and white. 
6. Trimmings. — The binding or edging, not more than six 
inches in width, shall be of silk, satin or velvet, of the color 
distinctive of the Faculty to which the degree pertains, thus: 
Faculty of Arts and Letters, white. Faculty of Theology, 
scarlet. Faculty of Law, purple. Faculty of Medicine, green. 
Faculty of Philosophy, dark blue. Faculty of Science, yellow. 
Faculty of Fine Arts, brown. Faculty of Music, pink. 

Caps. The caps shall be of the material and form generally Caps 
called mortarboard caps. The Doctor's cap may be of velvet. 
The color should be black. Each cap shall be ornamented with 
a long tassel attached to the middle point at the top. The tas- 
sel of the Doctor's cap may be, in whole or in part, of gold 
thread. 

§ 261. Members of the governing body shall be entitled, dur- ^f ust ,f es: 
ing their term of office, to wear the gown of highest dignity — Faculties 
that of the Doctor's degree — together with the hood appro- 
priate to the degree which they may have severally received. 
Members of the Faculties, and any persons officially connected 
with the University who have been recipients of academic 
honors from other universities or colleges in good standing, 
may assume the academic costume corresponding to their 
degree, as described in the foregoing section, provided, that 
such right shall terminate if such persons shall cease to be 
connected with the University. The President and Deans of 
Faculties may adopt distinctive badges, not inconsistent with 
the costume hereinbefore described. 



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ACADEMIC CALENDAR 



CHAPTER XXVII 



Vacation 



Intermis- 
sions 



Intermis- 
sions 



Terms 



Examina- 
tions 



Commence- 
ment 



Baccalau- 
reate 
Sermon 



ACADEMIC CALENDAR 

§ 270. There shall be a vacation in the College and in all the 
Schools to be fixed annually in advance by the University 
Council, but such vacation shall not begin earlier than the 
second Wednesday in June, nor extend beyond the first Mon- 
day in October, except by consent of the Trustees. 

§ 271. In the discretion of the University Council, there may 
be intermissions of the academic exercises of the University as 
follows: At Christmas time for a period not exceeding two 
weeks, at Easter for a period not exceeding four days, and on 
public holidays established by law, and such days in each year 
as may be recommended by the civil authority to be observed 
as days of fast or thanksgiving. 

§ 272. The President may, in extraordinary cases, grant an 
intermission for other days, not exceeding three days at any 
one time; and it shall be his duty to report the same at the 
next succeeding meeting of the Trustees, together with the 
object and the reason for granting such intermission. 

§ 273. The number of terms in the College and in each 
School, and their duration, shall be fixed annually, in advance, 
by the University Council. 

§ 274. The dates for entrance and final examinations in the 
College and in the various Schools shall be fixed annually, in 
advance, by the University Council. Other examinations may 
be held at the pleasure of each Faculty. 

§ 275. There shall be an annual Commencement on a day to 
be fixed annually, in advance, by the University Council, when 
degrees shall be conferred. 

§ 276. Commencement Week shall begin on the Sunday pre- 
ceding Commencement Day with religious services, in which 
the officers and students of the University shall be invited to 
participate. Such services shall consist of the reading of 
morning or evening prayer, as set forth in the Book of Com- 
mon Prayer, and the delivery of a baccalaureate sermon, the 
preacher thereof to be selected by the Trustees. The Presi- 
dent shall have charge of the arrangements for such service. 



PUBLICATIONS — FOUNDATIONS 



35 



CHAPTER XXVIII 

PUBLICATIONS 

§ 280. All printing and advertising connected with the edu- 
cational administration of the University, unless otherwise 
directed by the Statutes or By-Laws, or by resolution of the 
Trustees, shall be prepared, edited and published under the 
direction of the President by an officer appointed by him. 

§ 281. A catalogue containing the names of the officers, the 
requirements of admission, the courses of instruction, the 
existing regulations, and such other information concerning 
the University as the President may think expedient, shall be 
issued annually. 

§ 282. All publications for the use of the Trustees shall be 
printed in octavo form, and, so far as possible, in uniform style. 

§ 283. The general catalogue of the Trustees, officers, 
Alumni, and honorary graduates of the University, shall be 
published in 1906, and every sixth year thereafter. 



Printing and 
Advertising 



Catalogue 



Form 



General 

Catalogue 



CHAPTER XXIX 



FOUNDATIONS 



§ 290. A Scholarship may be founded in the College or in Scholarships 
any School by the payment to the Treasurer of not less than 
five thousand dollars. The Scholarship shall bear such title 
as the founder may designate, subject to the approval of the 
Trustees. The annual income of this foundation will be paid 
to the holder of this Scholarship. 

§ 291. A Fellowship may be founded by the payment to the Fellowships 
Treasurer of not less than ten thousand dollars for the en- 
couragement of advanced study and original research in such 
subject or subjects, and bearing such title as the founder may 
designate-, subject to the approval of the Trustees. The annual 
income of this foundation will be paid to the holder of this 
Fellowship. 

§ 292. A Professorship may be founded in the University 
by the payment to the Treasurer of such sum, and for such 
purpose, as the Trustees may approve. 



CHAPTER XXX 

FELLOWSHIPS AND UNIVERSITY SCHOLARSHIPS 

§ 300 All stipends of Fellows and University Scholars shall 
be paid in equal semi-annual installments, on the opening day 
of each half-year in each academic year. 



Stipends 



36 



FELLOWSHIPS 



Annual 
Fellowship 



Remunerative 
Employment 



Place of 
Study 



Fellowships 

when 

Vacated 



University 
Fellowships 



Tyndall 
Fellowship 



§ 301. The Treasurer may receive gifts of money for fellow- 
ships to run for one year or more, provided that no fellowship 
shall be created for less than five hundred dollars per annum. 
Such fellowship shall be filled by the University Council, and 
shall be subject to such rules and regulations, not inconsistent 
with the Statutes, as may be prescribed by the Council. 

§ 302. No Fellow shall be allowed to accept remunerative 
employment except by permission of the President, and the 
acceptance of any such employment, without such permission, 
shall operate to vacate the fellowship. 

§ 303. All Fellows, except as hereinbefore provided, shall 
be required to pursue their studies during the term of their 
fellowship at this University, unless permission be granted 
them by the President to study elsewhere. 

§ 304. In case of the failure of any Fellow to fulfill faith- 
fully the obligations imposed upon him by the fellowship to 
which he has been appointed, he shall forfeit all privileges 
and emoluments conferred upon him by such fellowship, and 
the Council may at any time declare the fellowship vacant. 
In the event of a vacancy occurring from any cause, the Coun- 
cil may, if they desire, fill such vacancy for the unexpired term. 

§ 305. There shall be fourteen University Fellowships, each 
of the value of six hundred and fifty dollars a year, but addi- 
tional University Fellows may be appointed in cases where 
the original appointee waives the emolument of the fellowship 
while accepting the honor of the appointment, and in cases 
where a University Fellow desires reappointment without 
emolument. Such fellowships shall be awarded by the Coun- 
cil to those applicants who give evidence of special fitness 
to pursue courses of higher study and original investigation, 
and the competition therefor shall be open to graduates of all 
colleges and scientific schools. Vacancies occurring in any 
of such fellowships shall be filled in the same manner in which 
original appointments are made. Fellows appointed under this 
section shall hold office for one year, and may be reappointed 
for two terms of one year each, and no more. 

§ 306. There shall be a fellowship to be known as the John 
Tyndall Fellowship for the Encouragement of Research in 
Physics, which shall be held by some suitable person, who 
shall be either a graduate or a student in the University, but 
not necessarily a candidate for a degree. Such Fellow shall be 
appointed by the Council upon the recommendation of the 
head of the Department of Physics. Such appointment shall 
always be for the term of one year only, but the Fellow, for 
the time being, shall be eligible for appointment from year to 
year upon like recommendation. The Fellow so appointed 



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37 



shall be entitled to receive during- his term of office the net 
income of the capital sum constituting the endowment ; and the 
Trustees guarantee that such net income will amount to at least 
six hundred and forty-eight dollars a year, being six per cent, 
upon ten thousand eight hundred dollars, the fund presented 
to the University by Professor Tyndall. 

§ 307. There shall be a fellowship to be known as the 
Barnard Fellowship for Encouraging Scientific Research, 
which shall be open, as expressed in the will of President Bar- 
nard, to " some alumnus of the School of Arts or of the School 
of Science, known as the School of Mines of Columbia Col- 
lege," now known respectively as the College, the Schools of 
Applied Science, and the School of Pure Science. Such Fellow 
shall be appointed by the Council upon the joint vote of the 
Faculties of the College, and of Applied Science, and of Pure 
Science, recommending such an alumnus " as evincing decided 
aptness for physical investigation and who may be disposed 
to devote himself to such investigation for some years con- 
tinuously." Such appointment shall be for the term of one 
year only, but the Fellow, for the time being, shall be eligible 
for reappointment upon like joint recommendation, and he 
shall be entitled to receive the net income of the capital sum 
constituting the endowment, which shall accrue during his 
incumbency. 

§ 308. It shall be the duty of a Fellow appointed under sec- 
tion 306 or 307 to devote himself faithfully to the investi- 
gation of some subject in physical science at this University, 
or at some other in this country or abroad, under the super- 
vision of some known physicist, approved by the President 
and the head of the Department of Physics. He shall make 
a report quarterly to the President, giving an account of the 
work in which he has been engaged during the three months 
preceding ; which report shall be certified by the physicist 
superintending and directing him. In case of failure faith- 
fully to fulfil the obligations imposed upon him, such Fellow 
shall forfeit all privileges and emoluments conferred upon him 
by his appointment to the fellowship, and the Council may at 
any time declare the fellowship to be vacant. 

§ 309. There shall be a fellowship to be known as the 
Columbia Fellowship in Architecture, which shall be open to 
all graduates of the School of Architecture within the three 
years following their graduation, and which shall be awarded 
each year under rules and regulations established by the Uni- 
versity Council. The holder of such fellowship shall spend not 
less than one academic year of resident graduate study in the 
School of Architecture. Such Fellow shall receive the net 



Barnard 
Fellowship 



Duties of 
Tyndall and 
Barnard 
Fellows 



Columbia 
Fellowship 



38 



FELLOWSHIPS 



Columbia 
Fellowship 

McKim 
Fellowship 



Alumni 
Fellowships 



Drisler 
Fellowship 



Class of '70 
Fellowship 



Mosenthal 
Fellowship 



income of the Columbia Fellowship Fund during the year of 
his incumbency. 

§ 310. There shall be a fellowship to be known as the 
McKim Fellowship in Architecture, which shall be open to 
all graduates of the School of Architecture within the six 
years following their graduation, and which shall be awarded 
each year under rules and regulations established by the Uni- 
versity Council. The holder of the McKim Fellowship shall 
devote the income thereof to foreign study and travel in 
accordance with plans approved by the President and by the 
head of the School of Architecture, and shall, at the conclusion 
of his incumbency, present a written report and exhibit draw- 
ings in the School of Architecture. The McKim Fellow shall 
receive the net income of the McKim Fellowship fund during 
the year of his incumbency. 

§ 311. There shall be three fellowships in the College of 
Physicians and Surgeons, to be known as the Fellowships of 
the Alumni Association of the College of Physicians and Sur- 
geons, the candidates for such fellowships to be designated 
and appointed by the Association on such conditions as may 
be approved by it. Each fellowship shall be of the value of 
five hundred dollars a year for two years, to be paid quarterly 
by the Association to the Treasurer of the University and by 
said Treasurer to each Fellow, so long as such Association 
shall continue to maintain the same. 

§ 312. In commemoration of the semi-centennial in the serv- 
ice of the University of Henry Drisler, LL. D., of the Class of 
1839, w ho has held in this University the chairs of both Latin 
and Greek, there shall be a fellowship in Classical Philology of 
the value of six hundred and fifty dollars a year, to be known 
as the Henry Drisler Fellowship in Classical Philology. 

§ 313. There shall be a University Fellowship to be known 
as the Class of '70 Fellowship, of the annual value of five 
hundred dollars, which, after the expiration of the term of the 
present incumbent, shall be filled by the University Council, 
and shall be subject to such rules and regulations, not incon- 
sistent with the Statutes, as may be prescribed by the Council. 

§ 314. There shall be a fellowship to be known as the Joseph 
Mosenthal Fellowship in Music, which shall be awarded every 
second year by the University Council upon the recommenda- 
tion of the Professor of Music. The term of the fellowship 
is one year. Both men and women are eligible for appoint- 
ment. Candidates for the Mosenthal Fellowship are required 
to show a thorough knowledge of harmony and of counter- 
point, and an ability to compose music as shown by submitting 
original compositions. The holder of the fellowship must 



FELLOWSHIPS 



39 



Schiff 
Fellowship 



devote himself to the study of musical composition at Columbia Mosenthai 
University, or, with the approval of the President and the Fellowshl P 
Professor of Music, elsewhere. In the former case, the Fel- 
low shall be required, in addition to pursuing studies in music, 
to pursue such other studies as the Professor of Music may 
direct. The Fellow shall submit, at such times as the Professor 
of Music may designate, the results of his work in musical 
composition. 

§ 315. There shall be a fellowship to be known as the 
Schiff Fellowship in Political Science, the income of which 
shall be six hundred dollars per annum. The fellowship 
shall be open to graduates holding a first degree from 
any college or scientific school of good standing, either in 
this country or in Europe. Appointment to the fellowship 
shall be made each year by the University Council upon the 
recommendation of the Faculty of Political Science, and the 
recommendation of this Faculty shall be based upon the nom- 
ination following: On or before April first of each academic 
year the Faculty of Political Science shall propose to Mr. 
Jacob H. Schiff, while living, the name of a suitable person 
for nomination by him. After Mr. Schiff's death, his oldest 
living male descendant bearing his family name is to enjoy 
the right to nominate in the same manner. Should the family 
name become extinct, the right of nomination is to inhere in 
the oldest direct descendant of Mr. Schiff, bearing any other 
name, who is a resident of the United States. Should no 
nomination be made by Mr. Schiff or his successor after 
proper notification by the Faculty of Political Science, the 
President of the University is to have the right to nominate. 
Should the recommendation made by the Faculty be unac- 
ceptable to the person having the right of nomination, the 
Faculty shall propose other names until a nomination is made. 

§ 316. There shall be a fellowship to be known as the 
Perkins ' Fellowship in Architecture, which shall be open to 
all graduates of the School of Architecture less than thirty 
years of age, and shall be awarded under such rules and regu- 
lations as shall from time to time be established by the Presi- 
dent and the Professor of Architecture. Holders of such 
fellowship shall devote the income thereof to study and travel 
in accordance with plans prepared by themselves and approved 
by the President and such Professor, and shall upon return 
present a written report and exhibit drawings in the School of 
Architecture. Such fellowship shall be awarded in the spring 
of every fourth year, beginning with the year 1902. The 
holder shall receive the entire accumulated income of the 
Perkins Fund for the previous four years, and payment thereof 



Perkins 
Fellowship 



40 



FELLOWSHIPS 



Proudfit 
Fellowship 
in Letters 



Proudfit 
Fellowship 
ti Medicine 



Curtis 
Fellowship 



shall be made by the Treasurer on the certificate of the Pro- 
fessor of Architecture, endorsed by the President. 

§ 317. There shall be a fellowship to be known as the 
Alexander Moncrief Proudfit Fellowship in Letters, for the 
encouragement of the study of English Literature, which shall 
be open to all persons who, being the sons of native-born 
American parents, shall have taken the degree of Bachelor of 
Arts after a three years' residence in Columbia College, and 
who shall, while enjoying such fellowship, remain unmarried. 
Such Fellow shall be appointed by the University Council 
upon the joint recommendation of the professors in the Eng- 
lish Departments. Such appointment shall be for the term 
of one year, and may be renewed, for reasons of weight, for 
two terms of one year each, and no more. The Fellow so ap- 
pointed shall be entitled to receive during his incumbency the 
net income of the capital sum constituting the endowment of 
such fellowship. He shall carry on his studies and research 
at Columbia University, or elsewhere, under the direction of 
the Professors in the Departments named. 

§ 318. There shall be a fellowship to be known as the 
Maria McLean Proudfit Fellowship, for the encouragement 
of advanced studies in Medicine, which shall be open to all per- 
sons who, being sons of native-born American parents, shall 
pursue advanced studies in Internal Medicine under the direc- 
tion of the Medical Faculty of the University, and who shall, 
while enjoying such fellowship, remain unmarried. Such 
Fellow shall be a graduate in Medicine and shall be appointed 
by the University Council upon the recommendation of the 
Faculty of Medicine. Such appointment shall be made every 
fourth year, beginning July 1, 1904, under such rules and 
regulations as shall from time to time be established by the 
Faculty of Medicine. The term of appointment shall be two 
years, but a vacancy may be filled for any portion of an un- 
expired term not less than one year. Such Fellow shall be en- 
titled to receive the entire income of the fund constituting the 
endowment of the fellowship accumulated during the four 
years next preceding the award ; but in the event of an ap- 
pointment to fill a vacancy the stipend shall be apportioned. 
Such Fellow shall carry on his studies and research at Colum- 
bia University or elsewhere under the direction of the Faculty 
of Medicine. 

§ 319. There shall be a fellowship to be known as the 
George William Curtis Fellowship, which shall be open to 
graduates of all colleges and scientific schools in good stand- 
ing in this country or abroad. Such fellowship shall be 
awarded by the University Council upon the recommendation 



FELLOWSHIPS 



41 



of the Faculty of Political Science in every third year, begin- 
ning - July 1st, 1901, and the appointment shall be held for the 
term of two years, subject to such regulations as the Council 
shall from time to time establish in accordance with the terms 
of the endowment. Any person holding such fellowship for 
the full term of two years shall be entitled to receive during 
his incumbency the net income of the endowment accruing 
during a period of three years, and proportionately for any part 
of the term. 

§ 320. There shall be a fellowship to be known as the Carl 
Schurz Fellowship, for the study of the German Language 
and Literature, which shall be open to graduates of all col- 
leges and scientific schools in good standing, in this country 
and abroad. Such fellowship shall be awarded in every alter- 
nate year, beginning July 1, 1902, by the University Council, 
upon the recommendation of the Professors of the Depart- 
ment of Germanic Languages: The appointment shall be 
held, subject to such regulations as the Council may from 
time to time establish, for the term of one year. The Fel- 
low so appointed shall be entitled to receive the net income 
of the capital sum of ten thousand dollars, constituting the 
endowment contributed by the German-American citizens of 
New York, in commemoration of the seventieth birthday of 
Carl Schurz, accruing during a period of two years preceding 
the appointment, and proportionately for any part of the term. 
The appointment may be renewed for reasons of weight for a 
further term of one year, but reappointment shall not entitle 
the Fellow to any additional stipend. 

§ 321. There shall be a fellowship to be known as the 
Granville W. Garth Fellowship in Political Economy, to be 
awarded each year by the University Council in the same man- 
ner as University Fellowships are awarded and subject to the 
same regulations. The Fellow so appointed shall be entitled 
to receive "the net annual income of the capital sum of the 
Granville W. Garth Memorial Fund, amounting to sixteen 
thousand two hundred and fifty dollars. 

§ 322. There shall be a fellowship to be known as the 
Gottsberger Fellowship, to be awarded every second year 
by the University Council in the same manner as University 
Fellowships are awarded and subject to the same regulations, 
save as hereinafter provided. This fellowship shall be open 
only to candidates who, having first taken a degree in Colum- 
bia College, have been for not less than two years resident 
graduate students of Columbia University, taking also the de- 
gree of Master of Arts. The Fellow may be appointed in any 
subject of study included in those offered by the Faculties of 



Carl Schurz 
Fellowship 



Garth 
Fellowship 



Gottsberger 
Fellowship 



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SCHOLARSHIPS 



Gottsberger 
Fellowship 



Adams 
Fellowship 



University 
Scholarships 



President's 

University 

Scholarships 



Philosophy, Political Science and Pure Science. The holder 
of the fellowship may, with the consent of the Professor in 
charge of his major subject of study, and with the approval 
of the President, pursue his studies abroad. The Fellow so 
appointed shall be entitled to receive the net income for two 
years of the capital sum of nine thousand five hundred dollars., 
constituting the " Cornelius Heeney Gottsberger Scholarship 
Fund." 

§ 323. There shall be a fellowship to be known as the 
Ernest Kempton Adams Research Fellowship, the incumbent 
of which shall be appointed annually by the Trustees and 
shall be eligible to reappointment. The appointment may be 
made from among the Faculties, teaching staff, alumni or stu- 
dents of Columbia University. The incumbent of the fellow- 
ship shall prosecute researches either in Columbia University 
or elsewhere in the physical sciences, in psychology, or in their 
practical applications. The results of the investigations of the 
incumbent of the fellowship shall be promptly published and 
distributed by the University. These publications shall be as 
nearly uniform as practicable in size and style, and shall be en- 
titled " Researches of the Ernest Kempton Adams Research 
Fellowship of Columbia University." The Fellow shall be 
entitled to receive an annual stipend of one thousand two hun- 
dred and fifty dollars. 

§ 324. In the Schools of Political Science, Philosophy, and 
Pure Science, there shall be thirty scholarships in all, each of 
the value of one hundred and fifty dollars, to be awarded only 
to students holding the first degree. These scholarships shall 
be known as University Scholarships, and shall be awarded 
under regulations to be adopted by the University Council. 
The holders of University Scholarships must pay tuition and 
all other fees. 

§ 325. In addition to the University Scholarships estab- 
lished by section 324, there shall be eight scholarships, 
each of the annual value of one hundred and fifty dol- 
lars, which shall be known as the President's University Schol- 
arships. Such scholarships, which shall be for the term of one 
year, shall be filled by the University Council, and shall be gov- 
erned in all respects by the regulations attached to the Univer- 
sity Scholarships established by the preceding section, and by 
such further regulations as may from time to time be hereafter 
adopted by the Trustees. The holders of such scholarships 
may be reappointed upon the expiration of their terms upon 
such conditions as may be prescribed in the regulations. In 
case any one of said scholarships is not awarded in any year, 
or in case any such scholarship shall become vacant otherwise 



SCHOLARSHIPS 



43 



than by the graduation of the incumbent, an additional scholar 
may be appointed to fill such vacancy. An additional Presi- 
dent's University Scholarship may annually be awarded in lieu 
of any of the Brooklyn Scholarships provided for in sec- 
tion 341 in case any of such Brooklyn Scholarships shall 
not be awarded or shall become vacant otherwise than by 
graduation of the incumbent, but such additional President's 
University Scholarship shall be awarded only for the period 
during which such Brooklyn Scholarship is vacant. The re- 
cipient of any such scholarship may, with the consent of the 
President, assign the income thereof to any properly qualified 
candidate without waiving his right to be designated as a 
President's University Scholar. 

§ 326. There shall be four scholarships to be known as the 
Curtis Scholarships of Barnard College, each of the annual 
value of one hundred and fifty dollars, which shall be awarded 
annually by the University Council to women students hold- 
ing the first degree. These scholarships shall be awarded in 
the same manner as University Scholarships under regulations 
established by the University Council, and the holders shall 
pay tuition and all other fees. 



President's 
University 
Scholarships 



Curtis 

Scholarships 
of Barnard 
College 



CHAPTER XXXI 



SCHOLARSHIPS 

§ 327. All stipends of Scholars shall be paid in equal semi- 
annual payments, on the opening day of each half year in each 
academic year. 

§ 328. The stipend of any scholarship may be apportioned 
among two or more appointees by any officer or committee 
authorized to award such scholarships. 

§ 329. The Faculty awarding scholarships may determine 
whether or not the name of the holder shall be published. 

§ 330. The Treasurer may receive gifts of money for schol- 
arships for one or more years, provided that no such scholar- 
ship shall be for a less sum than the annual tuition fee of the 
College or of the School in which it is provided. Such schol- 
arships shall be filled by the Faculty under whose care they 
properly come, and the scholars holding them shall pay all 
fees. 

§ 331. The Alumni Association of Columbia College shall 
be entitled to have always, in the College, four students to be 
instructed free of charge for tuition. 

§ 332. The Society for Promoting Religion and Learning in 
the State of New York shall be entitled to have always, in the 



Payment of 
Stipend 



Apportion- 
ment 



Publication 
of Names 



Alumni 
Scholarships 



S. P. R. L. 

Scholarships 



44 



SCHOLARSHIPS 



S. P. R. L. 
Scholarships 

Sons of 
Professors 

Alumni Com- 
petitive 
Scholarship 



Moffat 
Scholarships 



Schermer- 

horn 

Scholarships 



Stuart 
Scholarships 



Freshman 
Scholarships 



Discretionary 
Awards 



College, eight students, to be instructed free of charge for 
tuition. 

§ 333- The members of the several Faculties shall be enti- 
tled to have their sons educated in the College free of charge. 

§ 334. There shall be offered annually, as a prize to the stu- 
dent passing the best entrance examination in the College, a 
free scholarship for the term of one year. Such scholarship 
shall be known as the Alumni Competitive Scholarship, 
and the Faculty shall have power to fix the conditions under 
which such scholarship shall be awarded. In each succeeding 
year of the course, the Faculty may award an Alumni Com- 
petitive Scholarship, and the Faculty shall have power to fix 
the conditions upon which these scholarships shall be awarded. 

§ 335- The personal representatives of the late William B. 
Moffat, M. D., and their assigns, shall be entitled to nominate 
and have always two students in the College, to be instructed 
free of charge; and such scholarships shall be known as the 
Moffat Scholarships. 

§ 336. The nearest living male relative of the late John Jones 
Schermerhorn shall be entitled to nominate and have always 
five students in the College to be instructed free of charge; 
and such scholarships shall be known as the Schermerhorn 
Scholarships. 

§ 337- There shall be two scholarships in the College, to 
be known as the Stuart Scholarships, in memory of Sidney 
Barculo Stuart, Class of '80, College, and Eugene Talman 
Stuart, Class of '81, College, founded by their grandmother, 
Cornelia A. Atwill, October, 1895 ; and the said Cornelia A. 
Atwill shall have the privilege of nominating the incumbents 
of such scholarships during her lifetime, and after her decease 
such nominations shall be made by the President and the Dean 
of the College, on such terms and conditions as they may from 
time to time impose. 

§ 338. The Alumni Association, Moffat, Schermerhorn and 
Stuart Scholarships shall hereafter be awarded by the Faculty 
of the College in their discretion (subject, when required by 
the terms of the gift, to the approval of the donor of the fund 
or his representative), but such scholarships shall be tenable 
for the Freshman year only. 

§ 339- The Faculty of the College, in the case of there being 
an insufficient number of candidates whose qualifications are 
satisfactory to the Faculty to fill any scholarships especially 
limited to any particular class of students, may fill such 
scholarships, at their discretion, with other students, whenever 
it can be done without violation of the terms of a gift. 

§ 340. The scholarship in the General Theological Seminary 



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45 



of the Protestant Episcopal Church (heretofore placed at the 
disposal of the Trustees of Columbia College by the Society 
for Promoting Religion and Learning in the State of New 
York) shall be awarded upon the following conditions, to wit: 

a. All candidates shall comply with the requirements for 
admission to the General Theological Seminary, and as candi- 
dates for the ministry of the Protestant Episcopal Church, 
and must have taken the degree of Bachelor of Arts and have 
been graduated with honors. 

b. All candidates shall report themselves to the Education 
Committee of such Society at least three months previous to 
the examination to be held by the Faculty for the purpose of 
awarding such scholarship. 

§ 341. There shall be in the College twelve scholarships, 
each of the annual value of one hundred and fifty dollars, which 
shall be known as the Brooklyn Scholarships. Such schol- 
arships shall be awarded under such regulations as the Faculty 
of the College shall establish, and the Trustees shall from 
time to time approve, to boys resident in Brooklyn and pre- 
pared for College in any school in Brooklyn, whether public or 
private, and shall be held for the full College course of four 
years. The holders thereof shall pay the tuition fee and all 
other fees. In case any one of said scholarships is not awarded 
in any year, or in case any such scholarship shall become 
vacant otherwise than by the graduation of the incumbent, an 
additional scholar may be appointed to fill such vacancy. The 
recipient of any such scholarship may, with the consent of the 
Faculty of the College, assign the income thereof to any prop- 
erly qualified candidate without waiving his right to be desig- 
nated as a Brooklyn Scholar. 

§ 342. There shall be in the College two scholarships to be 
known as the Hewitt Scholarships, endowed by the gift of 
Abram S. Hewitt, LL. D., Class of 1842, and two scholarships 
to be known as the Harper Scholarships, endowed by the 
bequest of Joseph W. Harper, A. M., Class of 1848. Each of 
such scholarships shall be of the annual value of one hundred 
and fifty dollars. Such scholarships shall be open to compe- 
tition to graduates of the New York City High Schools under 
such regulations as the Faculty of the College shall establish, 
and the Trustees shall from time to time approve, and shall be 
awarded from year to year after the final annual examinations 
by such Faculty. The holders thereof shall pay the tuition 
fee and all other fees. One of such scholarships shall be 
offered for competition in each class, but in case any one of 
such scholarships is not awarded in any class, or in case any 
such scholarships shall become vacant otherwise than by the 



Discretionary 
Awards 



Theological 

Seminary 

Scholarships 



Brooklyn 
Scholarships 



Hewitt- 
Harper 
Scholarships 



4 6 



SCHOLARSHIPS 



Hewitt- 
Harper 
Scholarships 



Beck 
Scholarship 



Campbell 
Scholarships 



Class of 1848 
Scholarships 



Benefactors' 
Scholarships 



graduation of the incumbent, an additional scholar may be 
appointed to fill such vacancy. The recipient of any such 
scholarship may waive the stipend without waiving his right 
to be designated as a Hewitt Scholar or Harper Scholar, 
as the case may be, and the Faculty may then appoint an ad- 
ditional scholar in his place. 

§ 343. In recognition of the liberality of Charles Bathgate 
Beck, LL. B., Class of 'yy, there is hereby established in the 
College a scholarship, to be known as the Beck Scholar- 
ship, the holder of which shall be instructed free of charge. 
Such scholarship shall be awarded by the Faculty of the Col- 
lege in the same manner and subject to the same conditions 
as the Faculty Scholarships. 

§ 344. There shall be two scholarships in the College to be 
known as Campbell Scholarships, in memory of Robert 
Bayard Campbell, Class of 1844, and Henry Pearsall Campbell, 
Class of 1847, which shall be awarded in the same manner and 
subject to the same conditions as Faculty Scholarships. 

§ 345. There shall be two scholarships in the College to be 
known as Class of 1848 Scholarships, which shall be awarded 
in the same manner and subject to the same conditions as 
Faculty Scholarships. 

§ 346. In recognition of the liberal gifts for the pur- 
chase of the site on Morningside Heights which have been 
received from J. Pierpont Morgan, Cornelius Vanderbilt, 
D. Willis James, A. A. Low, Morris K. Jesup, R. Fulton 
Cutting, Alfred Corning Clark, Jacob H. Schiff, Samuel D. 
Babcock, Oswald Ottendorfer, Samuel Sloan and Henry 
Parish, the following scholarships, designated collectively as 
Benefactors' Scholarships, are hereby established: 

Twenty Morgan Scholarships ; twenty Vanderbilt Scholar- 
ships ; ten James Scholarships ; three A. A. Low Scholarships ; 
one Jesup Scholarship; two Cutting Scholarships; two Clark 
Scholarships ; one Schiff Scholarship ; one Babcock Scholar- 
ship ; one Ottendorfer Scholarship ; one Sloan Scholarship ; 
and one Parish Scholarship. 

Benefactors' Scholarships shall be awarded as follows: 

In the College : five Morgan Scholarships ; five Vanderbilt 
Scholarships; three A. A. Low Scholarships; two Cutting 
Scholarships ; two Clark Scholarships ; one Sloan Scholarship ; 
one Parish Scholarship ; and one Schiff Scholarship. 

In the School of Law : eight Morgan Scholarships ; and 
eight Vanderbilt Scholarships. 

In the Schools of Applied Science: seven Morgan Scholar- 
ships ; seven Vanderbilt Scholarships ; ten James Scholarships ; 



SCHOLARSHIPS 



47 



one Jesup Scholarship; one Babcock Scholarship; and one 
Ottendorfer Scholarship. 

Benefactors' Scholarships shall be awarded from year to 
year by the Faculty of the College, of Law, and of Applied 
Science, as the case may be, to students who have already 
passed one year in the College or School under its 
charge, whose record for ability and scholarship gives evi- 
dence of special fitness for the course of study which they 
propose to pursue, and who need pecuniary aid to obtain an 
education. Such scholarships shall be awarded by the re- 
spective Faculties above mentioned under regulations to be 
severally established by them and approved by the University 
Council. 

§ 347. The Faculties of the College, of Law, of Medicine, 
of Applied Science and of Fine Arts may also award scholar- 
ships, from year to year, to be known as Faculty Scholar- 
ships, not exceeding six in the College, four in the School of 
Law, four in the School of Medicine, eight in the Schools of 
Applied Science and four in the Schools of Fine Arts, to stu- 
dents whose record for ability and scholarship, obtained either 
before or after matriculation, gives evidence of special fitness 
for the course of study which they propose to pursue, and who 
need pecuniary aid to obtain an education. Such scholarships 
shall be awarded by the respective Faculties above named 
under regulations to be severally established by them and ap- 
proved by the University Council. 

§ 348. Each of the Benefactors' and Faculty Scholarships 
shall be of the value of one hundred and fifty dollars if in the 
College or School of Law, of the value of two hundred dollars 
if in the Schools of Fine Arts, and of the value of two hundred 
and fifty dollars if in the Schools of Medicine or Applied 
Science. The holders of all such scholarships shall pay the 
tuition fees and all other fees. 

§ 349/ A scholarship, to be known as the Charles Bathgate 
Beck Prize Scholarship, shall be awarded annually by the 
Faculty of Law (under regulations to be established by such 
Faculty) to the member of the First Year Class in the Law 
School who shall pass the best examination in the subjects of 
the Law School Course relating to Real Estate Law, provided 
that the regulations shall require that no student shall be 
admitted as a competitor for the prize unless his record for 
ability and scholarship gives evidence of special fitness. The 
holder of such scholarship shall, provided he remains a mem- 
ber of the School, receive one year's income of the prize fund 
established by the will of Charles Bathgate Beck, in equal 
semi-annual installments, during the two years following the 



Benefactors' 
Scholarships 



Award of 
Scholarships 



Faculty 
Scholarships 



Stipend of 
Scholars 



Payment of 
Stipend 



Beck Prize 
Scholarship 



4 8 



SCHOLARSHIPS 



Alonzo Clark 
Scholarship 



Harsen 
Scholarships 



W. H. Van- 

derbilt 

Scholarships 



Butler 
Scholarship 



award. In the event of two or more students passing 
examinations of equal merit, the income of the fund may be 
subdivided. 

§ 350. A scholarship, to be known as the Alonzo Clark 
Scholarship, of nine hundred dollars, or so much thereof as 
the income of the fund set apart therefor shall suffice to pay, 
shall be awarded annually to such person as the Faculty of the 
College of Physicians and Surgeons may appoint, who shall 
devote himself to study under their guidance, with the special 
purpose of discovering new facts in medical science. 

§ 351. Five scholarships, to be known as the Harsen 
Scholarships, shall be awarded annually by the Faculty of 
Medicine (under regulations to be established by such Faculty) 
to students in the College of Physicians and Surgeons, whose 
record for ability and scholarship gives evidence of special 
fitness, and who need pecuniary aid to obtain an education. 
Such scholarships shall be of the value of two hundred and 
fifty dollars each, and shall be tenable for one year; provided, 
however, that the aggregate of the stipends of such scholar- 
ships awarded in any one year shall not exceed the income 
earned by the fund during the preceding year, and if such 
income shall be insufficient to pay the stipends of five scholar- 
ships in any one year a less number of such scholarships shall 
be awarded for that year. The holders of such scholarships 
shall pay the tuition fees and all other fees. 

§ 352. In recognition of the .liberal gifts of William H.Van- 
derbilt to the College of Physicians and Surgeons, four schol- 
arships, to be known as the William H. Vanderbilt Scholar- 
ships, are hereby established. Such scholarships shall be 
awarded annually by the Faculty of Medicine (under regula- 
tions to be prescribed by such Faculty) to students in the 
College of Physicians and Surgeons, whose record for ability 
and scholarship gives evidence of special fitness, and who need 
pecuniary aid to obtain an education. Such scholarships shall 
be of the value of two hundred and fifty dollars each and shall 
be tenable for one year. The holders of such scholarships 
shall pay the tuition fees and all other fees. 

§ 353- There shall be a scholarship in the University to be 
known as the Richard Butler Scholarship, open to compe- 
tition under regulations to be established by the University 
Council, for the benefit of male students born in Ohio. The 
holder of the scholarship may, at his option, enter Columbia 
College, or any one of the graduate Schools of Philosophy, 
Political Science and Pure Science or any one of the profes- 
sional Schools of Law, Medicine and Applied Science. The 
scholarship may be renewable, for reasons of weight, for not 
more than two additional years. 



PRIZES 



49 



CHAPTER XXXII 



PRIZES 

§ 354. A gold medal, to be known as the Barnard Medal 
for Meritorious Service to Science, shall be awarded at Com- 
mencement, at the close of every quinquennial period, dating 
from July 17, 1889, to such person, if any, whether a citizen 
of the United States or of any other country, as shall within 
the five years next preceding have made such discovery in 
physical or astronomical science, or such novel application 
of science to purposes beneficial to the human race, as in the 
judgment of the National Academy of Sciences of the United 
States shall be esteemed most worthy of such honor. 

§ 355- Two prizes, to be known as the Loubat Prizes, of 
the value respectively of one thousand dollars and four 
hundred dollars, shall be awarded at Commencement, at 
the close of every quinquennial period, dating from July I, 
1893, for the best work printed and published in the English 
language on the History, Geography, Archaeology, Ethnology, 
Philology, or Numismatics of North America. The competi- 
tion for such prizes shall be open to all persons, whether con- 
nected with the University or not, and whether citizens of the 
United States of America or of any other country. 

§ 356. A prize, to be known as the Alumni Prize, of fifty 
dollars in money or its equivalent, at the option of the re- 
ceiver, established by the Association of the Alumni of Colum- 
bia College, shall be awarded annually to the most faithful 
and deserving student of the graduating class, subject to such 
regulations as may be prescribed by the Association and the 
Faculty, so long as such Association shall continue to main- 
tain the same. 

§ 357- Two prizes, founded, through the Rev. John Mc- 
Vickar, D. D., by the Society for Promoting Religion and 
Learning, to be known respectively as the Society's Greek Sem- 
inary Prize, of thirty dollars, and the Society's English Semi- 
nary Prize, of twenty dollars, shall be annually competed for 
among such members of the graduating class as shall have 
given in their names to the President, at least one month pre- 
vious to such competition, as candidates for the General Theo- 
logical Seminary of the Protestant Episcopal Church ; each stu- 
dent giving in his name as competitor to designate the prize 
for which he contends, and to be confined to the choice then 
made. The examination for each prize shall be held publicly 
in the Chapel, and separate from the general examination. 
The examination for the prize in Greek shall be on : 



Barnard 
Medal 



Loubat 
Prizes 



College 
Alumni 
Prize 



McVickar 
Prizes 



5Q 



PRIZES 



McVickar 
Prizes 



Chanler 
Prize 



Alumni Prize 
of the College 
of Physicians 
and Surgeons 



Cartwright 
Prize 



a. The Epistles of the New Testament (in Greek) " ad 
aperturam libri." 

b. On some one of the early Greek fathers, to be designated 
at the time of noticing- the prize, or, if none be designated, 
then upon some portion of Chrysostom or Athanasius, at the 
choice of the student. The decision shall be with the Presi- 
dent and the Professor of Greek. 

The examination for the prize in English shall consist in 
the production of an essay (to be publicly read, or not, as the 
President may determine), of the ordinary length of a pulpit 
discourse, on some subject connected with the course of Evi- 
dences on which the class has been engaged; such subject to 
be selected by the Professor of the Evidences, and given out 
by him at the time of notice; and the prize to be adjudged, 
as before, by the President and the Professor of that branch; 
such decision to have respect to : 

a. The general ability and soundness of the essay ; 

b. Its logical and demonstrative form; and 

c. The pure Saxon style and idiom in which it is written. 
The names of the successful candidates shall be enrolled in 

a suitable book, to be provided for that purpose, lettered ap- 
propriately, and kept in the Library; shall be announced with 
other honors on Commencement Day, and also recorded hon- 
orably in the Society's books. 

§ 358. A prize, to be known as the Chanler Historical 
Prize, of the value of fifty dollars, shall be awarded annually 
to the member of the Senior Class who shall be the author of 
the best original manuscript essay in English prose on the His- 
tory of Civil Government in America, or some other historical 
subject to be determined by the Faculty. The subject for the 
prize shall be announced on or before November first, and the 
essays shall be submitted to the President on or before May 
first in each year. 

§ 359. A prize, to be known as the Alumni Association 
Prize, of five hundred dollars, shall be awarded biennially to 
the graduate of the College of Physicians and Surgeons who 
shall submit the best medical essay on any subject, provided 
such essay shall be deemed sufficiently meritorious, and shall 
be open to competition in alternate years with the " Cart- 
wright Prize," subject to such regulations as may be prescribed 
by the Alumni Association, so long as the same shall be main- 
tained by such Association. 

§ 360. A prize, to be known as the Cartwright Prize, of five 
hundred dollars, shall be awarded biennially to the person 
(not necessarily a graduate of the College of Physicians and 
Surgeons) who shall submit the best medical essay on any 



PRIZES 



51 



Stevens 
Prize 



Smith Prize 



subject, provided such essay shall be deemed sufficiently meri- Cartwright 
torious, and shall be open to competition in alternate years Pnze 
with the " Alumni Association Prize," subject to such regu- 
lations as may be prescribed by the Alumni Association. 

§ 361. A prize, to be known as the Stevens Triennial Prize, 
of two hundred dollars, shall be awarded triennially to the per- 
son (not necessarily a graduate of the College of Physicians 
and Surgeons) who shall submit the best medical essay on any 
subject, including the results of original research by the writer 
upon the subject chosen; subject to such regulations as may 
be prescribed by a committee consisting of the President of 
the College of Physicians and Surgeons,* the President of 
the Alumni Association, and the Professor of Physiology ; and 
such committee shall have power to determine the relative mer- 
its of the essays submitted, and to award or withhold the prize. 

§ 362. A prize, to be known as the Joseph Mather Smith 
Prize, of one hundred dollars, shall be awarded annually to 
the graduate of the College of Physicians and Surgeons who 
shall submit the best essay, if sufficiently meritorious, on a 
subject designated by a committee consisting of the President 
of the College of Physicians and Surgeons,* the President of 
the Alumni Association, and the Professor of Pathology and 
Practical Medicine, subject to such regulations as may be pre- 
scribed by such committee, who shall have power to determine 
the relative merits of the essays submitted, and to award or 
withhold the prize. 

§ 363. Prizes, to be known as Illig Medals, shall be M»g Medals 
awarded annually to the student or students of the graduating 
or Fourth Class in the Schools under the Faculty of Applied 
Science who shall, in the judgment of the Faculty, have mer- 
ited the same by commendable proficiency in their regular 
studies. The Illig Medals shall be of a style and design ap- 
proved by the Faculty, provided that the cost of the dies and 
medals shall" not exceed the income of the bequest made for 
this purpose by William C. Illig, a graduate of the School of 
Mines in the Class of 1882. 

§ 364. A prize, to be known as the Robert Noxon Toppan 
Prize, shall be awarded annually to that member of the School 
of Law or School of Political Science who shall pass the best 
written examination upon a paper prepared by the Professor 
of Constitutional Law, in accordance with regulations to be 



Toppan 
Prize 



* Chapter 97, Laws of 1894, declares the Dean of the Medical Faculty 
of Columbia College and his successors to be the successors in office of 
the President of the Managing Board of the College of Physicians and 
Surgeons, with all the rights, powers, and duties of such President un- 
der any Act of the Legislature, or by deed or will. 



52 



PRIZES 



Toppan 
Prize 



Bennett 
Prize 



Grant Squires 
Prize 



Bunner 

Medal 



George 

William 

Curtis 

Medals 



Edward A. 

Darling 

Prize 



from time to time established by the Faculties of Law and 
Political Science. The value of the prize shall be the amount 
of the annual income from the fund of four thousand dollars 
given by Mrs. Robert N. Toppan for its endowment. 

§ 365. A prize, to be known as the Bennett Prize, con- 
sisting of the income to be derived from the fund heretofore 
established by James Gordon Bennett, shall be awarded annu- 
ally at Commencement to the undergraduate member of the 
Senior Class, or special student of similar standing, who shall 
have taken satisfactory courses in Political Science, and who 
shall have prepared the best essay in English prose upon some 
subject of contemporaneous interest in the domestic or foreign 
policy of the United States, provided that no award shall be 
made for any essay that is defective in English composition. 
The subject shall be selected, the rules of competition formu- 
lated, and the decision rendered by the Faculty of Political 
Science. 

§ 366. A prize, to be known as the Grant Squires Prize, 
consisting of the income to be derived from the fund hereto- 
fore established by Grant Squires, of the Class of 1885, shall 
be awarded at Commencement at the close of every quinquen- 
nial period, dating from July 1, 1895, to such graduate, con- 
ducting an original investigation of a sociological character, 
as shall be adjudged most worthy by a committee of award, 
consisting of the President, the Professor of Sociology and 
one of the Professors of Political Economy, selected by the 
President. Such award shall be deemed to be a recognition 
of scientific ability and achievement, as well as an encourage- 
ment of research. 

§ 367. A prize, to be known as the H. C. Bunner Gold 
Medal, shall be awarded annually at Commencement to the 
student who shall present the best essay on an assigned sub- 
ject in American Literature. The competition for such prize 
shall be open to all candidates for a Columbia degree, and 
the award shall be made by a Committee appointed by the 
President. 

§ 368. Two prizes, to be known as the George William 
Curtis Medals, consisting of a gold and a silver medal, shall 
be awarded annually to students in the College, for excel- 
lence in the public delivery of English orations, due regard 
being had for subject matter, literary quality and manner of 
delivery. The competition for such medals shall be conducted 
and the award thereof shall be made by a committee appointed 
by the Faculty, subject to such regulations as the Faculty may 
from time to time establish. 

§ 369. A prize, to be known as the Edward A. Darling 



PRIZES 



53 



Prize in Mechanical Engineering, shall be awarded annually 
to the most faithful and deserving student of the graduating 
class in Mechanical Engineering, the recipient of the prize to 
be chosen each year by ballot by members of the graduating 
class in the course in Mechanical Engineering from among 
three names to be chosen by the Faculty of Applied Science ; 
the amount of the prize to be the annual income of the sum of 
one thousand dollars, bequeathed to the University by Edward 
A. Darling, formerly Superintendent of Buildings and 
Grounds. 



Edward 
Darling 
Prize 



CHAPTER XXXIII 

AMENDMENTS 

§ 370. These Statutes shall not be amended, altered, or re- Amendments 
pealed, unless notice in writing of such proposed amendment, 
alteration, or repeal shall have been given at a previous meet- 
ing of the Trustees ; provided, however, that Chapters XXX, 
XXXI and XXXII may, by unanimous consent, be amended 
by the addition of new sections without previous notice. 









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